Andrew Phang

Who is Andrew Phang?

Andrew Phang Boon Leong is a Singaporean judge in the Supreme Court.

Born in Singapore in 1957, Phang received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Singapore in 1982, before earning his Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science from Harvard University in 1984 and 1988 respectively. Between 1982 to 2000, he taught at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and was appointed Professor of Law in 1999. He was appointed Professor of Law of the Singapore Management University in 2000, and made Chair of the Department of Law at the university's Lee Kong Chian School of Business in 2001. In 2004, together with Tan Cheng Han, he was one of the first two academics to be conferred the title of Senior Counsel.

Phang was appointed Judicial Commissioner in January 2005, Judge in December 2005, and Judge of Appeal in February 2006. He is one of the leading authorities in contract law in Singapore and the Commonwealth.