Welcome to the Centre for Commercial Law in Asia (CCLA)

CCLA aims to advance commercial growth in Asia marked by
sustainability, inclusion and innovation, through excellent research.

We conduct and facilitate research in all areas of commercial law, with focus on its application, development and impact in Asia.

We aim to be a platform for generating great ideas and making these great ideas work, by promoting academic debates and active engagement, with government, practice and industry at international, regional and national levels.


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News & Updates

Publication: Reinventing Insolvency Law in Emerging Economies

Read our new book Reinventing Insolvency Law in Emerging Economies (Cambridge University Press)

King's Law Journal, Volume 35, Issue 1 (2024)

Read our Special Issue of King's Law Journal, Volume 35, Issue 1 (2024), containing eight articles, each exploring the theme of 'innovation and reform in the law of trusts'. (King's Law Journal)

Publication: Trusts and Private Wealth Management

Read our new book Trusts and Private Wealth Management: Developments and Directions (Cambridge University Press)

Publication: COVID-19 and International Business and Economic Law

Read this new publication COVID-19 and International Business and Economic Law (Academy Publishing)

Publication: Convergence and Divergence of Private Law in Asia

Find out more about Convergence and Divergence of Private Law in Asia, edited by Gary Low (Cambridge University Press)