Sandra Annette Booysen

Dr Sandra Annette Booysen is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law. She leads the Centre for Banking & Finance Law (CBFL) and serves as Chief Editor of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. Previously, she practiced commercial litigation in London and Johannesburg, and holds legal qualifications in England/Wales and South Africa.

• Education: PhD, LLM (NUS); LLB (University of the Witwatersrand); BA (Rhodes University)
• Affiliations: Editorial board member of International Banking and Securities Law (Brill)

Her research focuses on contract law and banking regulation, with publications in journals like Journal of Business Law and Banking and Finance Law Review. Key projects include analyzing bank secrecy (Cambridge University Press, 2017) and mis-selling of investments post-2008 crisis. Her work bridges legal theory and practical regulatory challenges in financial sectors.

Her articles explore topics like conclusive evidence clauses in loan contracts, deposit insurance frameworks, and contractual severance principles. Research trends emphasize regulatory responses to financial crises and evolving bank-customer dynamics.

• Grants: CBFL-funded research on bank secrecy (2017)
• Advising: No named students listed, but supervises CBFL-related research projects

She directs CBFL, fostering interdisciplinary legal scholarship on banking innovation and financial regulation. Current projects examine retail investor protections post-global financial crisis.