When Private Harm Becomes Public Wrong: Family Violence at the Intersection of Family Law and Criminal Law

Event Date

From Friday 13 Nov 2026 - 02:00 PM To Friday 13 Nov 2026 - 05:00 PM

Venue

SUSS Room at the State Courts, 1 Havelock Square, Singapore 059724

Organiser

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Practice Area

Family

MEC segment

Yes

Training Level

General

Public CPD Points

Public MEC Points

Event Outline

Family violence sits astride two bodies of law with very different objects: the protective, forward-looking family law regime and the retrospective, punitive criminal law. This seminar reframes family violence as a hybrid legal problem and maps the friction points between the two regimes – thresholds for intervention, information-sharing, reporting duties and parallel proceedings. It explores how the two systems can work together to achieve balanced outcomes.

Event Link

SUS-06G-260678

Event Attachment

SUS-260678_EventBrochure.pdf