Institutes & Centres
Highlights
Congratulations to all of NUS Law’s Long Service Award recipients! In total, 15 recipients were honoured by the Faculty for their dedication and hard work. At the Start of Term Welcome Lunch held on 13 August 2025, Professor Andrew Simester, Dean of NUS Law, presented the recipients with a certificate in recognition of their dedication.
Realising the value of mediation in dispute resolution, Ng Ziqin ’25 and Elizabeth Ong-Chen ’25, both of whom saw it in a new light only after taking expert Joel Lee’s mediation course in their final year of study, will participate as shadow mediators or co-mediators wherever possible in their year-long IPOS appointment. Interestingly, their creative pursuits in writing and gaming contributed to their motivation to take up the YIPM role, and we hear in their own words what swung their initial disinclination for mediation towards a strong interest in that very process.
NUS Law is delighted to welcome the following Visiting Faculty for AY 2025/2026 Phase 1 of Semester 1: Professor Barnali Choudhury and Professor David Fox, the Lionel A. Sheridan Visiting Professors; Professor Eva Micheler, the Visiting Jernal Singh Khosa Professor; Professor Gabriella Citroni; Professor James Davey; Professor Martin Petrin; as well as Visiting Senior Fellow Jonathan Lim and Visiting Fellow Cai Xiaohan.
NUS Law alumnus Rishabh Malaviya always knew he wanted to build a global career and work in international arbitration. This conviction led him to pursue his LLM at NUS Law and eventually take on the role as Counsel at Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Working overseas has enriched him in more ways than he expected, including inspiring him to give back through the Law Alumni Mentor Programme.
In student-led collaborations via workshops and cross-border trips, NUS Law students meet their regional peers to discuss the legal traditions and doctrinal differences of each country. Since 2021, the Centre for Asian Legal Studies has been the vanguard of these partnerships with legal institutions in Thailand and Indonesia—China and Bhutan initiatives are in the works—with the aim of advancing respect and solidarity among the next generation of lawyers across Asia.
Initially intent on pursuing corporate transactional work, NUS Law Associate Professor Mervyn Cheong’s career journey veered unexpectedly into pro bono criminal litigation a few years into practice; today, he has spent more than 10 years championing access to justice for all. Candid about the success rate of capital cases and the emotional and mental demands of his work, he reflects upon the real-world impact of his efforts in the courtroom and in class, and how the intersection of the two, combined with volunteerism and research, helps him stay grounded.
