Faculty Profile

• B.C.L., University of Oxford, 2010
• C.L.P., Malaysia, 2009
• LL.B. (First Class Honours), University of Leeds, 2008

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

• Associate Professor of Law, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2023-Present
• Associate Dean (Undergraduate Curriculum & Teaching), School of Law, Singapore Management University, Aug 2020-Present

Previous Appointments:

• Associate Professor of Law (Education), School of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2019-Jun 2023
• Associate Dean (Student, Staff & Alumni Affairs), School of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2019-Dec 2020
• Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2012-Jun 2019
• Lecturer, School of Law, Taylor's University, September 2010-December 2011

Honors & Awards

• Excellent Teacher award, Singapore Management University, AY2017-18
• Dean’s Teaching Excellence award, SMU School of Law, AY2017–18
• Most Outstanding Teacher award, SMU School of Law, AY2016-17
• Dean’s Teaching Excellence award, SMU School of Law, AY2015–16
• Most Promising Teacher award, Singapore Management University, AY2014–15
• Dean’s Teaching Excellence award, SMU School of Law, AY2014–15
• OUCLJ Distinguished Associate Editor Award, 2010
• Attorney-General's Award, Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia, 2009
• Hughes Extended Essay Prize, University of Leeds, 2008

Courses Taught in SMU

• Law of Property
• Law of Equity & Trusts
• Singapore Legal System
• Business Law

Research Area

• Law of Property
• Unjust Enrichment and Restitution
• Remedies
• Animal Law

Selected Publications

• Alvin W-L See (2022), “Dealing with a Minor's Land in Singapore”, 22 Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 46-66
• Alvin W-L See (2022), "The Torrens System in Singapore: 75 Years from Conception to Commencement", 62 American Journal of Legal History 66-87 
• Alvin W-L See (2021), "Fixtures, Mortgages and Retention of Title Clauses", 85 The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 167-182
• Alvin W-L See (2021), “Reconciling Joint Tenancies with Writs of Seizure and Sale”, 85 The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 45–54
• Alvin W-L See (2019), “Severance by Unilateral Declaration: Lessons From Singapore”, 83 The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 138–148
• Alvin W-L See (2019), “Recovering Misdirected Trust Assets in the Face of Torrens Indefeasibility”, 13 Journal of Equity 1–22
• Alvin W-L See (2018), “Revisiting Sham Trusts: Common Intention, Estoppel and Illegality”, 82 The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 31–44
• Alvin W-L See (2018), “User Damages and the Limits of Compensatory Reasoning”, Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 73–96
• Alvin W-L See (2017), “Unlocking Wrotham Park Damages: Lord Cairns’ Act and Loss of the Ability to Sue for Future Infringements”, 81 The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 339–350