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

Upcoming Webinar - Digital Bank and Digital Currencies: A New World of Banking & Money?

Join us on 21 May to gain insights on regulatory issues surrounding central bank digital currency and stablecoins

Call for Papers

International Law and Post-Pandemic Asia: New Economic Challenges and Opportunities

Upcoming Webinar - Quistclose Trusts and Directors’ Creditor-Regarding Duties in Near-Insolvent Companies

Join us on 10 June 2021 to find out more about the design of Quistclose trusts

Trusts, Wealth and Philanthropy Initiative

Follow and participate in our research on Asian trusts, wealth management and philanthropy

Newsletter – Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative (SGRI)

Catch up on the latest insolvency and restructuring developments with our latest newsletter

Publication – ASEAN Law in the New Regional Economic Order

Associate Professor Pasha Hsieh co-edits ASEAN Law in the New Regional Economic Order (Cambridge University Press)

Publication – Philanthropic Structuring: The Asian Context

SMU report on philanthropic structuring in Asia released

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