France and Singapore are bilateral strategic partners and enjoy excellent economic relations. Both countries rely on strong legal systems based on different traditions -common law on the one hand, and civil law on the other. With their strong laws, Singapore and France offer investors critical legal predictability in the field of contract law and the protection of intellectual property rights. Paris and Singapore are leading international centres for arbitration and mediation, and intend to continue showcasing their legal expertise through their access to legal professionals
Following an inaugural France-Singapore Legal Symposium in January 2020, this first webinar on Civil Law and Asian Cross-Border Transactions will be held on 25 August 2020. Co-organized by University Paris II Panthéon-Assas and Singapore Academy of Law, it cover the similarities and differences between the contract law of the common law and the civil law traditions to give participants the knowledge and practice of civil law in cross-border transactions in Asia. Leading academics and practitioners from France and Singapore will present at the webinar.
This webinar has the support of the French Embassy in Singapore, among others. H.E. Marc Abensour, Ambassador of France to Singapore, will also speak.
More information may be found on https://sal.org.sg/events/Civil-Law-and-Asian-Cross-Border-Transactions
