Invitation

The Unidroit Secretariat is pleased to invite Member States to a webinar titled “Digital Asset Case Studies: Insights from China, SG and Global Initiatives” to be held online on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (Singapore, SGT) or 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. (Rome CEST).

This webinar, jointly organized by Unidroit and the Singapore-based Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), is expected to provide an overview of the Unidroit Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law, discuss varying definitions of digital assets and concepts such as control and possession in different jurisdictions, examine property law treatment of digital assets in key jurisdictions and the ensuing (proprietary) remedies available, and explore the creation of security interests over digital assets in different places (e.g., can security interests be created over such assets, and if so, how can those security interests be enforced?). China and Singapore will be among the key jurisdictions featuring in the discussions, with general references to other common law and civil law jurisdictions.

Invited speakers include:

1.      Professor Louise Gullifer KC (Hon) FBA, Rouse Ball Professor of English Law, University of Cambridge and Chair of the Drafting Committee for the Unidroit Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law

2.      Leow Jiamin, Partner, WongPartnership LLP (Singapore)

3.      Zeng Wenwen, Partner, Tian Yuan Law Firm (China)

Registration

Member States are invited to register by following the steps below:

1.      Step 1: go to the registration site here

2.      Step 2: click on the red “Get tickets” icon

3.      Step 3: in the new display window showing ticket categories, click on “Enter code” which appears at the very top (“promo code”) and enter code “UNIDROIT”, then click “Apply”

4.      Step 4: the complimentary ticket category of “UNIDROIT Member States” is unlocked

5.      Step 5: select this ticket category, enter the number of registrations desired, and proceed to check out by providing names and e-mail addresses to receive Zoom details.

For queries concerning the registration process, please contact Catherine Shen of ABLI at [email protected].

Attendance is complimentary for Member States but subject to availability. The deadline for registration is Friday, 30 August 2024 at 9.00 a.m. (CEST) or when all seats are taken up.