Mr Ben Chester Cheong

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

1. Ben Chester Cheong, “Different Regulatory Treatment of Generative AI Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and NFT” in DKC Lee and RH Deng (eds), Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 3 (Elsevier Academic Press 2025)
   
   

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Ben Chester Cheong, “Sowing Seeds of Change: Intergenerational Justice in Corporate Law and Governance” (2025) Journal of Business Law (Forthcoming). [Sweet & Maxwell]
   
   
2. Ben Chester Cheong, “Shareholder accountability in speculative meme stocks trading: a framework for liability” (2025) 46(6) Company Lawyer 199-202. [Sweet & Maxwell]
   
   
3. Ben Chester Cheong, “Bending the Arc of Law: Positivism Meets Climate Change’s Intergenerational Challenge” (2025) Transnational Environmental Law pp. 1-27 (Advance Access). [Cambridge University Press]
   
   
4. Ben Chester Cheong, “A Theoretical Framework for Transformative Corporate Intergenerational Equity” (2025) 37(1) Journal of Environmental Law pp. 1-30 (Advance Access). [Oxford University Press]
   
   
5. Ben Chester Cheong, “Accessory liability and limited liability: navigating the boundaries of director responsibility” (2025) 46(1) The Company Lawyer 24-28. [Sweet & Maxwell]
   
   
6. Ben Chester Cheong, “The Rise of AI Avatars: Legal Personhood, Rights and Liabilities in an Evolving Metaverse” (2024) 2(4) Journal of Digital Technologies and Law 857-885.
   
   
7. Ben Chester Cheong, “Bridging the Accountability Gap by Enhancing UK Corporate and Personal Liability for Environmental Harms” (2024) 45(11) Company Lawyer 363-375. [Sweet & Maxwell]
   
   
8. Ben Chester Cheong, “Sustainable Corporate Waste—Extending Corporate Legal Responsibility Through a Doctrine of Waste Law” (2024) 35(10) International Company and Commercial Law Review 581-595. [Sweet & Maxwell]
   
   
9. Ben Chester Cheong, “Climate Volatility, Foundational Freedoms, and the Environment Act 2021: The Transformative Potential of the Principle of Legality” (2024) 45(2) Statute Law Review, hmae038, pp 1-12. [Oxford University Press]
   
   
10. Ben Chester Cheong, “The Doctrine of Corporate Conscience: Navigating the Labyrinth of ESG Litigation in the Quest for Sustainability and Justice” (2024) 19(4) Capital Markets Law Journal 352-361. [Oxford University Press]
    
    
11. Ben Chester Cheong, “UK Supreme Court’s Finch Ruling: A Watershed Moment for Fossil Fuel Projects and Climate Action” (2024) 10 Journal of Planning and Environment Law 1093-1098. [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
12. Ben Chester Cheong, “Transparency and accountability in AI systems: safeguarding wellbeing in the age of algorithmic decision-making” (2024) 6 Frontiers in Human Dynamics 1421273, pp. 1-11. [Frontiers]
    
    
13. Ben Chester Cheong, “Analysing Singapore's Recent Carbon Credits Initiatives” (2024) 1(1) Cambridge Journal of Climate Research 24-28. [University of Cambridge]
    
    
14. Ben Chester Cheong, “Crypto assets are property, specifically, choses in action, that are capable of being held on trust” [2024] SAL Prac 2, pp 1-18 (with Lin Kunhe). [Academy Publishing]
    
    
15. Ben Chester Cheong, “Cryptocurrency lender allowed extended creditor protection in Singapore – implications of the decision on separate legal entity, sealing applications, scheme of arrangement, and future of debt repayment” (2024) 45(1) Company Lawyer 3-9 (with Joshua Chan). [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
16. Ben Chester Cheong, “Personal data breach claims for emotional distress and loss of control in the Singapore Court of Appeal” (2024) 140 Law Quarterly Review 16-22 (with Khairul Anwar). [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
17. Ben Chester Cheong, “Tensions in Singapore national security landscape” (2023) 1 Legal Scribes 3-9 [Singapore University of Social Sciences]
    
    
18. Ben Chester Cheong, “Doctrinal Issues in Recovering NFTs that have been Wrongfully Taken Away” [2023] SAL Prac 14, pp 1-17 [Academy Publishing]
    
    
19. Ben Chester Cheong, “The Proper Basis for the Reflective Loss Principle in Singapore” [2023] Journal of Business Law 452-469 (with Lin Kunhe). [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
20. Ben Chester Cheong, “A rethink of corporate limited liability to promote the corporate purpose of sustainable value creation” (2023) 34(6) International Company and Commercial Law Review 351-359. [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
21. Ben Chester Cheong, “The Historical Origins of EU Law Primacy, Its Interaction with UK Parliamentary Sovereignty and Brexit Consequences on Other EU Member States” (2022) 7(3) European Papers – A Journal on Law and Integration 1447-1470. [European Papers]
    
    
22. Ben Chester Cheong, “Personal Service Companies and the Tax Avoidance Surcharge in Singapore” (2023) 44(2) The Company Lawyer 59-65 (with Vincent Ooi). [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
23. Ben Chester Cheong, “Teaching and engaging adult law learners in a Singapore business law class – a reflection of legal teaching strategies” (2023) 10(1) Asian Journal of Legal Education 74-86. [SAGE Publishing]
    
    
24. Ben Chester Cheong, “Judiciary and Law Enforcement in Singapore Inc.”, Singapore Policy Journal (19 June 2022). [Harvard Kennedy School]
    
    
25. Ben Chester Cheong, “Oppression claims in family businesses and the appropriate remedy” (2022) 33(7) International Company and Commercial Law Review 399-408 (with Nicole Er). [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
26. Ben Chester Cheong, “Rectification of Contracts Arising from Common Mistake: Sun Electric Pte Ltd v Menrva Solutions Pte Ltd [2021] 5 SLR 648” (2022) 34 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 654-671 (with Lydia Lee). [Academy Publishing]
    
    
27. Ben Chester Cheong, “Avatars in the metaverse: potential legal issues and remedies” (2022) 3(2) International Cybersecurity Law Review 467-494. [Springer Nature]
    
    
28. Ben Chester Cheong, “Inquorate meetings—Recent developments in Singapore” (2022) 43(6) The Company Lawyer 190-196. [Sweet & Maxwell]
    
    
29. Ben Chester Cheong, “The Quintet of Cases on Breaches of Fiduciary Duties, Causation and Abuse of Process Clarifications from the Court of Appeal in Beyonics Asia Pacific Ltd v Goh Chan Peng [2021] SGCA(I) 2” (2022) 34 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 213-228 (with Muhammad Bin KMA Jahabar). [Academy Publishing]
    
    
30. Ben Chester Cheong, “Granting legal personhood to artificial intelligence systems and traditional veil-piercing concepts to impose liability” (2021) 1(9) SN Social Sciences 231, pp 1-20. [Springer Nature]
    
    

Referred Trade Journals

1. Ben Chester Cheong, “Regulators Should Step Up Cyber Security Accountability”, SID Bulletin 2025 Q2.
   
   
2. Ben Chester Cheong, “Navigating the Complexities of Leadership Transition”, SID Bulletin 2024 Q4.
   
   
3. Ben Chester Cheong, “Singapore’s Unique Carbon Credits Regime”, SID Bulletin 2024 Q3.
   
   
4. Ben Chester Cheong, “Unjust Enrichment Claims in Illegal Cryptocurrency Transfers”, Singapore Law Gazette (July 2023) (with Matin Razak).
   
   
5. Ben Chester Cheong, “The impact of the UK Supreme Court decision in Barton and others v Morris and another in place of Gwyn Jones (deceased) [2023] UKSC 3 on implied terms, unjust enrichment and quantum meruit in Singapore”, Singapore Law Gazette (May 2023) (with Joshua Chan).
   
   
6. Ben Chester Cheong, “It is not so cloudy after all: Legal remedies when cloud storage rains on you”, Singapore Law Gazette (September 2022) (with Khairul Anwar).
   
   
7. Ben Chester Cheong, “The Governance of SPACs and DCS Companies”, SID Bulletin 2022 Q3.
   
   
8. Ben Chester Cheong, “Is There a Basis to Punish Parents for Their Children’s Misbehaviour?”, Singapore Law Gazette (May 2022) (with Lim Wei Teng).
   
   
9. Ben Chester Cheong, “Application of Blockchain-enabled Technology: Regulating Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Singapore”, Singapore Law Gazette (January 2022).
   
   
10. Ben Chester Cheong, “Legal Risks Beneath Blockchain-enabled Smart Contracts”, Singapore Law Gazette (January 2021) (with Harry Kishen).
    
    
11. Ben Chester Cheong, “Oppression – personal wrongs or corporate wrongs: A commentary on Ascend Field Pte Ltd and others v Tee Wee Sien and another appeal [2020] SGCA 14”, Singapore Law Blog (6 July 2020) (with Poh Chee Eng).
    
    
12. Ben Chester Cheong, “Director's appointment clauses: The Wellness Group Pte Ltd v Paris Investment Pte Ltd and others [2018] SGCA 47”, Singapore Law Blog (13 January 2019).
    
    
13. Ben Chester Cheong, “The decision in Re J (Care proceedings: Possible perpetrators) [2013] UKSC 9 is appalling and means that vulnerable children can no longer be sufficiently protected. Did the Supreme Court have no option but to conclude that the threshold criteria had not been made out?” (2015) 4(1) Westminster Law Review.
    
    
14. Ben Chester Cheong, “SMRT: Duty of Care of a Public Body” (2014) 6 The Student Journal of Law.
    
    
15. Ben Chester Cheong, “What is the Role and Purpose of Parliamentary Select Committees?” (2012) United Kingdom-Singapore Law Students’ Society Law Review 24-26.
    
    

Shorter Commentaries

1. Ben Chester Cheong, “Legal minds at the ballot box: What lawyers bring to Singapore’s political landscape”, The Business Times (25 April 2025).
   
   
2. Ben Chester Cheong, “Not so cute: How a ‘babyface’ may be getting in the way of a promotion”, The Straits Times (3 April 2025).
   
   
3. Ben Chester Cheong, “Regulators should step up cybersecurity accountability”, The Business Times (7 March 2025).
   
   
4. Ben Chester Cheong, “Do we need a law to remind us of basic workplace decency”, ChannelNewsAsia (20 January 2025).
   
   
5. Ben Chester Cheong, “Singapore’s sustainability movement: How communities can make a difference”, The Business Times (16 November 2024).
   
   
6. Ben Chester Cheong, “Tough love to help scam victims who refuse to help themselves”, The Straits Times (16 November 2024).
   
   
7. Ben Chester Cheong, “Misuse of PMAs is rampant, but take care to punish reckless riders and not legitimate users”, ChannelNewsAsia (5 November 2024).
   
   
8. Ben Chester Cheong, “Fighting food waste requires reducing waste in the first place”, The Straits Times (16 September 2024).
   
   
9. Ben Chester Cheong, “What would it take to revive Singapore’s stock market?”, ChannelNewsAsia (5 September 2024).
   
   
10. Ben Chester Cheong, “Going back to school in my mid-30s worried me, but my age and work skills are more useful than I thought”, TODAY (6 August 2024).
    
    
11. Ben Chester Cheong, “Must the process of reversing incorrect PayNow transfers be so painful?”, ChannelNewsAsia (1 August 2024).
    
    
12. Ben Chester Cheong, “Strip anonymity from social media to tackle online harassment”, The Straits Times (23 July 2024).
    
    
13. Ben Chester Cheong, “Singapore leadership transition shows value of continuity”, Nikkei Asia (12 June 2024). [Japanese translation published in Nikkei Shimbun on 22 June 2024].
    
    
14. Ben Chester Cheong, “The ESG dilemma: Balancing real progress with investor scepticism”, ChannelNewsAsia (31 May 2024).
    
    
15. Ben Chester Cheong, “Have you ever tried to prank a scammer?”, ChannelNewsAsia (25 April 2024).
    
    
16. Ben Chester Cheong, “Making doxxing a legal offence isn’t enough to tackle online harassment in Singapore — we need to empower victims to take action as well”, TODAY (2 April 2024).
    
    
17. Ben Chester Cheong, “Are carbon credits a growing ‘lemon’ problem”, ChannelNewsAsia (13 February 2024).
    
    
18. Ben Chester Cheong, “The Criminal Procedure reform is a balancing act between public safety and individual liberties”, The Straits Times (5 February 2024).
    
    
19. Ben Chester Cheong, “We cannot leave people to confront deepfake scams and disinformation on their own”, The Straits Times (15 January 2024).
    
    
20. Ben Chester Cheong, “Singapore’s low birth rate isn’t getting any better. Is online dating the cause or cure?”, TODAY (28 December 2023).
    
    
21. Ben Chester Cheong, “Must we lose convenience to stay safe from phishing scams”, The Straits Times (19 December 2023).
    
    
22. Ben Chester Cheong, “The price isn’t right when there’s unjust profiteering”, ChannelNewsAsia (18 December 2023).
    
    
23. Ben Chester Cheong, “Singapore has recognised the real danger of disinformation”, Nikkei Asia (9 November 2023).
    
    
24. Ben Chester Cheong, “This is how Singapore can counter the scourge of bomb hoaxes”, TODAY (19 October 2023).
    
    
25. Ben Chester Cheong, “The UK Supreme Court Decision in Barton v Morris and Its Impact on Singapore Implied Terms, Unjust Enrichment, and Quantum Meruit”, Oxford Business Law Blog (24 July 2023) (with Joshua Chan).
    
    
26. Ben Chester Cheong, “Disclosure-related duties of directors”, The Business Times (9 June 2023).
    
    
27. Ben Chester Cheong, “Don’t fear AI. Tax its use and redistribute gains to people”, The Straits Times (9 May 2023).
    
    
28. Ben Chester Cheong, “Celebrate Success in all its different forms”, The Business Times (8 April 2023).
    
    
29. Ben Chester Cheong, “Australian court case on directors’ duties could have implications for Singapore too”, The Business Times (9 March 2023).
    
    
30. Ben Chester Cheong, “Most wealth taxes are irrational ideas”, The Straits Times (3 March 2023).
    
    
31. Ben Chester Cheong, “When the boss asks you to do something illegal”, The Business Times (27 January 2023).
    
    
32. Ben Chester Cheong, “Landmark court decisions help recover stolen NFTs, but enforcement bumps remain”, The Straits Times (6 December 2022).
    
    
33. Ben Chester Cheong, “Enhancing shareholders’ voting process through blockchain”, The Business Times (19 October 2022).
    
    
34. Ben Chester Cheong, “What are your legal options when your service provider exposes your data?”, The Straits Times (18 October 2022).
    
    
35. Ben Chester Cheong, “Rescinded job offers: What employees can do”, The Straits Times (13 September 2022).
    
    
36. Ben Chester Cheong, “Regulating avatars in the metaverse”, The Business Times (26 August 2022).
    
    
37. Ben Chester Cheong, “E-commerce Dealings in an Organisation: Challenges and Practical Solutions”, Singapore Academy of Law Asian Legal Insights (June 2022) (with Ch’ng Li-Ling).
    
    
38. Ben Chester Cheong, “E-commerce Dealings in an Organisation: Cross-border Challenges”, Singapore Academy of Law Asian Legal Insights (June 2022) (with Ch’ng Li-Ling).
    
    
39. Ben Chester Cheong, “A Look into China’s Common Prosperity Model”, SUSS Social Sciences Blog (26 May 2022).
    
    
40. Ben Chester Cheong, “Reinventing the conveyancing process with blockchain”, The Business Times (17 May 2022).
    
    
41. Ben Chester Cheong, “How the SGX is Wooing Asia’s Tech Listings”, SUSS Social Sciences Blog (1 April 2022).
    
    
42. Ben Chester Cheong, “Benefits and pitfalls of blockchain marriages”, The Straits Times (25 March 2022).
    
    
43. Ben Chester Cheong, “Clarifications from the Singapore Court of Appeal – Directors' Duties, Causation and Abuse of Process”, Oxford Business Law Blog (25 February 2022).
    
    
44. Ben Chester Cheong, “Facilitating Singapore's Success: The Legal System”, SUSS Social Sciences Blog (24 February 2022).
    
    
45. Ben Chester Cheong, “Time to rethink directorial duties”, The Business Times (1 December 2021).
    
    
46. Ben Chester Cheong, “Teaching Law in a Lockdown”, The Post-Pandemic University (5 December 2020).
    
    
47. Ben Chester Cheong, “Context is the most Important Factor: One-man Companies and Corporate Attribution in Singapore”, Oxford Business Law Blog (12 June 2020).
    
    
48. Ben Chester Cheong, “More needs to be done to protect consumers against errant car dealers”, TODAY (11 December 2019).
    
    

Book Review

1. Ben Chester Cheong, “Book Review – Trade Finance: Technology, Innovation and Documentary Credits” (2022) 34 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 724-726.