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 Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, 2008-Present

Previous Appointment:

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

Other Positions

Member, Editorial Board, Singapore Law Reports (Reissue), 2007-Present

Ad-hoc Deputy Registrar, Subordinate Courts of Singapore, 2007-Present

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

Contract Law

Conflict of Laws

Unjust Enrichment and Restitution

Current Projects

Assignment of choses in action

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

C.H. Tham (2007), "What assignments of choses in action are, and more - Offer-Hoar v Larkstore 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 judgment? - Cambridge Gas Transportation Corpn v Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Navigator Holdings plc and others [2006] UKPC 26; [2006] 3 WLR 689; Kamlesh Mansukhal Damji Pattni v Nasir Ibrahim Ali and Dinky International SA [2006] UKPC 51”, Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 129-136

P. Koh, C.H. Tham and P.W. Lee (2007), “Contract Law”, Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2005, Vol. 7, forthcoming

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

C.H. Tham (2006), “Restitutionary perplexity: Election, wrongs, property, et cetera – Smithkline Beecham plc v Apotex Europe Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 658”, Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, pp. 295–306

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

C.H. Tham (2006), “Equitable Relief for Breach of Contract – Wisanggeni Lauw v Full Fledge Holdings Ltd [2005] SGCA 21”, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 191–199.

P. Koh, C.H. Tham and P.W. Lee (2006), “Contract Law”, Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2005, Vol. 6, pp. 160–198

P. Koh, C.H. Tham and P.W. Lee, (2006), "The Law of Contract", Singapore Academy of Law online summary of Singapore Contract Law; available online since 12 January 2006 at http://www.singaporelaw.org.sg

C.H. Tham (2005), "Unjust Enrichment and Unlawful Dividends: A Step Too Far?", Cambridge Law Journal, vol. 64, pp. 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, pp. 107-130

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

P. Koh, P.W. Lee and C.H. Tham (2005), "Contract Law", Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2004, 5, pp. 162–207.

C.H. Tham (2004), "Damages for Breach of English Jurisdiction Clauses: More than Meets The Eye", Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, pp. 46-71

A. Phang (General Editor, 2004), Basic Principles of Singapore Business Law (Thomson Learning, Singapore); contributed chapters on: Discharge of Contract by Breach, pp. 197-230; Remedies for Breach of Contract I - Damages, pp. 363-409; and Remedies for Breach of Contract II - Specific Remedies and Injunctions, pp. 411-454

C.H. Tham (2002), "Terrorist Property Rights in Singapore: What's Left After the United Nations Act 2001?", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 176-213