| Event Profile | |
| Class/ Online | Online (Zoom) |
| Date | 23 September 2026 |
| Time | 9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Fee | SGD 490.00 |
| Other Date(s) | 1) 19 May 2026 2) 29 Jul 2026 3) 4 Nov 2026 |
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| You may reach us via T: 6204 6214 E: info@ccisg.com Alternatively, you may send below details to register Contact Person Company (optional), Name, Job Title, Mailing Address, Tel, Email Participant(s) Name, Job Title, Email | |
Safeguard Your Business and Boost Confidence
In today's complex business landscape, staying compliant with laws and regulations is crucial to avoiding costly disputes, reputational damage, and financial losses. Our comprehensive training program equips you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the legal aspects of business with confidence.
Program Highlights
- Identify and mitigate potential risks
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Develop effective strategies for managing legal issues
- Understand intellectual property law, company law, competition law, debt collection, and business torts
In today's complex business landscape, staying compliant with laws and regulations is crucial to avoiding costly disputes, reputational damage, and financial losses. Our comprehensive training program equips you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the legal aspects of business with confidence.
Program Highlights
- Identify and mitigate potential risks
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Develop effective strategies for managing legal issues
- Understand intellectual property law, company law, competition law, debt collection, and business torts
Objective
Gain a working knowledge of business laws and learn how to:
- Conduct business effectively within the laws
- Protect your ideas, products, trade-marks, copyrights, and trade secrets
- Understand business ethics and corporate social responsibility
- Learn the new “Smart Contracts” in the blockchain Metaverse
No Prior Legal Knowledge Required!
Participants will also benefit from the interactive sessions with the lecturer. Case-studies, Quizzes and case presentations will be discussed. Video training materials will be used to enhance learning.
- Conduct business effectively within the laws
- Protect your ideas, products, trade-marks, copyrights, and trade secrets
- Understand business ethics and corporate social responsibility
- Learn the new “Smart Contracts” in the blockchain Metaverse
No Prior Legal Knowledge Required!
Participants will also benefit from the interactive sessions with the lecturer. Case-studies, Quizzes and case presentations will be discussed. Video training materials will be used to enhance learning.
Outline
1.Managing Business Contracts including under Competition Law
• Anti-competitive agreements
• Abuse of dominant position
• Mergers & acquisitions
•|Interpretation of contractual terms
• managing contracts and termination
• breach of contracts
• Understanding Smart contracts in the Metaverse
• Traditional Paper and E-contract v Smart Contract (paperless digital code)
2. Managing Company with Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Directors’ duties & liabilities
• Corporate governance
3.Business Torts – wrongful acts
• Negligence
• Employer's liability
- vicarious liability
- occupier’s liability & dangerous premises
• Product liability: Sales of Goods Act
- defective products
• Tort of passing off under intellectual property management
4. Debt Collection & Recovery Procedures
• Letter of demand
• Writ of seizure and sale
• Bankruptcy and winding-up
5. Intellectual Property Rights Management
• Protecting your business ideas and inventions
- Making money in global market
• Patents, copyrights, trademarks and service marks
• Managing trade secrets and law of confidence
• Anti-competitive agreements
• Abuse of dominant position
• Mergers & acquisitions
•|Interpretation of contractual terms
• managing contracts and termination
• breach of contracts
• Understanding Smart contracts in the Metaverse
• Traditional Paper and E-contract v Smart Contract (paperless digital code)
2. Managing Company with Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Directors’ duties & liabilities
• Corporate governance
3.Business Torts – wrongful acts
• Negligence
• Employer's liability
- vicarious liability
- occupier’s liability & dangerous premises
• Product liability: Sales of Goods Act
- defective products
• Tort of passing off under intellectual property management
4. Debt Collection & Recovery Procedures
• Letter of demand
• Writ of seizure and sale
• Bankruptcy and winding-up
5. Intellectual Property Rights Management
• Protecting your business ideas and inventions
- Making money in global market
• Patents, copyrights, trademarks and service marks
• Managing trade secrets and law of confidence
Who should attend
- Contract managers & executives
- Marketing managers & executives
- Business development managers & executives
- Finance directors, managers and executives
- Project managers
- Contract Administrators
- Engineers
- Buyers, vendors, suppliers
- Any person who has to understand contracts
Testimonial
1. This course is a must-attend for all business owners and managers. Prof Tay's expertise in business law is invaluable.
2. I was blown away by the depth of knowledge and practical insights shared by Prof Tay. Highly recommended!
3. I've attended several courses on business law, but this one stands out for its practical approach and real-world examples.
4. The course content was comprehensive and relevant to my business needs. I feel more confident in navigating business law issues now.
5. Prof Tay's teaching style is engaging and easy to understand, even for non-lawyers like me!
6. The interactive sessions and case studies helped me understand complex concepts and apply them to my business.
7. Prof Tay's expertise in intellectual property law is impressive. I learned a lot about protecting my business ideas and inventions.
8. This course has given me a better understanding of my company's legal obligations and how to mitigate risks.
9. The course materials were well-organized and easy to follow. I appreciate the effort Prof Tay put into making the content engaging.
10. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of business law and compliance. It's worth every penny!
2. I was blown away by the depth of knowledge and practical insights shared by Prof Tay. Highly recommended!
3. I've attended several courses on business law, but this one stands out for its practical approach and real-world examples.
4. The course content was comprehensive and relevant to my business needs. I feel more confident in navigating business law issues now.
5. Prof Tay's teaching style is engaging and easy to understand, even for non-lawyers like me!
6. The interactive sessions and case studies helped me understand complex concepts and apply them to my business.
7. Prof Tay's expertise in intellectual property law is impressive. I learned a lot about protecting my business ideas and inventions.
8. This course has given me a better understanding of my company's legal obligations and how to mitigate risks.
9. The course materials were well-organized and easy to follow. I appreciate the effort Prof Tay put into making the content engaging.
10. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of business law and compliance. It's worth every penny!
Catherine Tay's Profile
Catherine Tay has over 35 years of lecturing experience as an Associate Professor lecturing business law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School. She is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. She is also a barrister-at-law (of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom). She is an author of more than 8 law books, including her best-seller book title called "Contract Law - A layman Guide".
She studied law at Queen Mary College, University of London and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and with a Master of Laws, in which she specialised in Company, Shipping, Insurance and Marine Insurance Laws.
She has facilitated seminars and in-house training courses for many business law topics such as tenancy agreements, contract administration management, procurement contracts, legal and practical aspects of tender management, Service Level Agreements and Outsourcing contracts, oil and gas contract management, insurance contracts, Intellectual Property Laws and PDPA data privacy laws. She is an examiner on law subjects for a number of professional bodies and universities in Singapore and overseas. She has lectured at the NUS Extension in professional and business management law courses.
She was an adjunct lecturer at NUS Institute of System Science, in IT outsourcing contracts for over 20 years. She is the Honourable Legal Advisor for Singapore Optometric Association, as well as for the Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists.
She studied law at Queen Mary College, University of London and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and with a Master of Laws, in which she specialised in Company, Shipping, Insurance and Marine Insurance Laws.
She has facilitated seminars and in-house training courses for many business law topics such as tenancy agreements, contract administration management, procurement contracts, legal and practical aspects of tender management, Service Level Agreements and Outsourcing contracts, oil and gas contract management, insurance contracts, Intellectual Property Laws and PDPA data privacy laws. She is an examiner on law subjects for a number of professional bodies and universities in Singapore and overseas. She has lectured at the NUS Extension in professional and business management law courses.
She was an adjunct lecturer at NUS Institute of System Science, in IT outsourcing contracts for over 20 years. She is the Honourable Legal Advisor for Singapore Optometric Association, as well as for the Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists.

