Full CV

B.C.L., University of Oxford, 1998

LL.B., National University of Singapore, 1994

Solicitor (England & Wales), 2000

Attorney and Counselor-at-law (New York), 2000

Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 1999

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Associate Dean (Research), School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2012-present

Associate Professor of Law, School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2007-Present

Previous Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2001-2007

Other Positions

Member, Editorial Board, Singapore Law Reports (Reiss ue), 2007-2009

Associate, US Securities Law Practice Group (Singapore Office), Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, 2000-2001

Associate, Global Securities Practice Group (Singapore Office), Baker & McKenzie, 2000

Magistrate, Deputy Registrar and Coroner at Subordinate Courts, Singapore, 1995-2000

Courses Taught in SMU

Business Law

Contract Law

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

Contract Law

Conflict of Laws

Unjust Enrichment and Restitution

Current Projects

Assignment of choses in action

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

C.H. Tham (2010), “Notice of assignment and discharge by performance”, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 38-80

C.H. Tham (2009), “Ancillary liquidations and pari passu distribution in a winding up by the court”, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly , 113–134

J. Neyers, R. Bronaugh and S. Pitel (Editors, 2009), Exploring Contract Law (Hart Publishing, Oxford); contributed chapter on The Nature of Equitable Assignment and Anti-assignment Clauses (Chapter 14)

C.H. Tham (2007), "What assignments of choses in action are, an d more – Offer-Hoar v Larksto re Ltd [2006] EWCA 1079; [2006] 1 WLR 2926", Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly , 286-292

C.H. Tham (2007), “Insolvency proceedings and shareholdings: When is a foreign judgment not a judgm ent? ”, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly , 129–136

C.H. Tham (2007), “Piercing the corporate veil: Searching for appropriate choice of law rules”, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly , 22–43

C.H. Tham (2006), “Restitutionary perplexity: Election, wrongs, property, et ce tera ”, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly , 295–306

C.H. Tham (2006), “Careless Share Giving”, Conveyancer and Property Lawyer , vol.70, 41–431

C.H. Tham (2006), “Equitable Relief for Breach of Contract”, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies , 191–199

C.H. Tham (2005), "Unjust Enrichment and Unlawful Dividends: A Step Too Far?", Cambridge Law Journal , vol. 64, 177–211

C.H. Tham (2005), "Trust, not Contract: Restoring Trust in the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act", Journal of Contract Law , vol. 21, 107–130

C.H. Tham (2005), "Resuscitating the Trust of a Chose in Action", University of Queensland Law Journal , vol. 24, 147–164

C.H. Tham (2004), "Damages for breach of English jurisdiction clauses: More than meets the eye", Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly , 46–71