Course Description

Synopsis:

A company may be a legal creation, but it operates in the real world, just like the professionals who run it. This session breaks down the core structure of a company in simple, practical terms so you can understand how it works, what it can do, and where responsibilities lie.

In this module, you’ll learn the key legal concepts, including Separate Legal Personality and Lifting the Corporate Veil, explained in a clear, business-friendly way so you can see why they matter in everyday decision-making.

Whether you are in finance, operations, compliance, or management teams, this module gives you a practical understanding of how companies function legally, knowledge that strengthens your professional confidence and effectiveness.

Watch The Essentials of Company Law - Understanding the Company as a Legal Person first for a foundation in understanding how different types of companies are set up in Singapore and the roles of shareholders and directors. 


Intended For:

  • Audit Professionals / PAIP 
  • Finance Professionals  / PAIB 
  • Public Sector Finance
  • C-suite & Directors
  • Business Owners


Competency Mapping: 

  • CPE Category "Others" = 0.5 CPE Hour

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Lau Kah Hee

Kah Hee is qualified as an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore and as an Attorney-at-Law in New York, and his legal career has spanned more than 15 years. He is also a Commissioner for Oaths.Kah Hee began his legal career in 2008 as a Justices’ Law Clerk and then as an Assistant Registrar at the Supreme Court of Singapore where he worked for the Chief Justice and Judges of Singapore. Thereafter, Kah Hee was appointed a Deputy Public Prosecutor and State Counsel at the white-collar crime division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore in 2010. While with the Singapore Legal Service, Kah Hee was also an adjunct member of the teaching faculty at the National University of Singapore, School of Business where he taught the final year accounting students Corporate & Securities Law.In 2011, Kah Hee embarked on a new and challenging career in private practice, practising litigation and arbitration with the largest local law firm in Singapore (Rajah & Tann LLP) and the largest international law firm in the world (Baker & McKenzie), before joining Derrick Wong & Lim BC LLP as a Partner in April 2016, and now in the reconstituted firm, BC Lim & Lau LLC as a Director in January 2020. Apart from practising law, Kah Hee is concurrently an adjunct faculty member of the Singapore Management University, School of Law, teaching the Law of Evidence and Company Law.Kah Hee is actively involved in commercial litigation, arbitration, as well as immigration law, corporate compliance and governance. He also has experience advising and acting for various parties in contractual, commercial, corporate, banking, property, employment, financial and investment-related disputes. In corporate compliance, Kah Hee’s practice includes bank fraud investigation, defence against government/regulatory investigations, and white-collar criminal matters.

Course Rating

Speaker's Rating

0.5 CPE Hour

Lesson(s)

3

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