Description
The Bar Council Legal Tech, AI and Sandbox Committee is organising a webinar title “Defrauded in the Age of AI and Deepfakes: Remedies and Risk Management”. The session will explore real-world cases of AI-driven fraud and deepfakes from Malaysia, Singapore and across the globe. The session will highlight how technology is being misused and the risks they pose. Participants will gain practical tips on safeguarding against such threats, including client training and risk mitigation strategies. The webinar will also cover available legal remedies — both criminal and civil — and offer guidance on how the legal profession can respond effectively to this evolving challenge.
Programme
| Time | Agenda |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Registration |
| 3:00 pm – 3:03 pm | Opening Remarks by Sathish Ramachandran, Co-Chairperson, Bar Council Legal Tech, AI and Sandbox Committee |
| 3:03 pm – 4:58 pm | Panel Session by
(1) Lee Shih, Partner, Lim Chee Wee Partnership
(2) Leow Jiamin, Deputy Director (Legal Faculty), Learning and Professional Development, Singapore Academy of Law
(3) Foong Cheng Leong, Deputy Chairperson, Bar Council Legal Tech, AI and Sandbox Committee
Moderated by Vincent Liew Chee Keong, Member, Bar Council Legal Tech, AI and Sandbox Committee |
| 4:58 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 pm | End |
Speaker
Speakers
Foong Cheng Leong
Foong Cheng Leong is a lawyer who focuses on the areas of intellectual property, information technology, franchise, privacy and data protection laws. He has written books such as the Compendium of Malaysian Intellectual Property Cases — Trade Marks, Compendium of Malaysian Intellectual Property Cases — Copyright and Industrial Designs, and Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law. He is also a contributor to the Malaysian chapter in Data Protection Laws of the World, published by Sweet and Maxwell. He is regularly featured in the media, notably over topics of intellectual property, cyberlaw, data privacy and the likes. He is also a regular columnist for Digital News Asia and writes at www.foongchengleong.com.
Lee Shih
Lee Shih is a partner of Lim Chee Wee Partnership. His portfolio of litigation work focuses on fraud and asset recovery, commercial litigation and corporate insolvency.
He represents a sovereign strategic investment company in a billion-dollar asset recovery litigation spanning multiple jurisdictions. He recently acted as lead counsel in the winding up of an offshore investment bank at the centre of an alleged global billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. He secured Malaysia’s first-ever persons unknown injunction, along with self-identification orders, to pursue digital fraudsters. Lee Shih writes at themalaysianlawyer.com.
Leow Jiamin
Leow Jiamin is the Deputy Director of the Legal Faculty at the Singapore Academy of Law, where she works on initiatives such as the Junior Lawyers Professional Certification Programme. She obtained her adult education qualifications from the Institute of Adult Learning in May 2025. Previously, she was a dispute resolution partner at WongPartnership LLP, handling a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, where part of her focus was on fraud and asset recovery (including cryptoassets). Fluent in Mandarin, she regularly advised Chinese clients. She is also part of the Generative Artificial Intelligence Committee of the Law Society of Singapore.
Moderator
Vincent Liew Chee Keong
Vincent Liew Chee Keong is an intellectual property (“IP”) lawyer and a partner at Richard Wee Chambers. He regularly advises clients on IP and technology-related matters, including registration, franchising, licensing, technology transfer, enforcement and dispute resolution. A registered patent, industrial design, and trademark agent, Vincent previously served as a regional IP counsel for a Singapore-headquartered multinational tech firm.
He has a deep interest in emerging technologies such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Web3 and the Internet of Things (“IoT”). Outside of the legal realm, he recently picked up pickleball and remains endlessly curious about how innovation is shaping the future, firmly believing that the dream of flying cars may be closer than we think.
Terms and Conditions
Event Policy
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Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing.
If you have failed to inform the organiser on your cancellation for three consecutive times, you may be blacklisted for future events.
Refunds
Refunds will be processed after the event is completed. This may take up to 30 business days. The conditions for refunds are as follows:
- Full refunds will be issued if the event is cancelled or postponed by the organiser due to some circumstances.
- No refunds for this course. However substitution is allowed.
The organiser reserves the right to modify, cancel or postpone the event, should circumstances arise that make such action necessary, whereupon all registration fees paid will be refunded.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the organiser with the necessary details.
Attendance
CPD points will not be awarded to lawyers and pupils in chambers from Peninsular Malaysia who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the event, or leave before its scheduled end.
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Disclaimer
- Materials will be emailed only. No printed notes will be provided.
- No recording of the event is permitted via any means at any time.
- No part of the event content may be used/reproduced in any form without the written and explicit consent of the Bar Council and speaker(s).
