GABRIEL M.C KOR

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSc Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (Merit), King’s College London.
• LLM Commercial and Corporate Law (Merit), University of London.
• LLB (Second Class Hons), National University of Singapore.
• BSc Building (First Class Hons), National University of Singapore.
• PGDip Banking and Finance Law (Merit), University of London.
• PGCert International Business Law (Merit), University of London.
• NEC-Accredited NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) Project Manager.
• Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (Non-Practising).
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD (SELECTED):

• Associate Professor, National University of Singapore.
• Lecturer and Tutor, National University of Singapore.
• General Counsel, Defence Science and Technology Agency.
• Lawyer, Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee.
• Lawyer, Drew & Napier LLC.
• Contracts Officer, Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP:

• Deputy Head of Department (Academic), Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, July 2022 to present.
• Faculty Advisor to Building and Estate Management Society (BEMS), July 2025 to present.
• Programme Director, BEng (Infrastructure and Project Management), Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore January 2022 to June 2022.
• Programme Director, BSc (Project and Facilities Management), Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, July 2018 to June 2022.
• Deputy Programme Director, BSc (Project and Facilities Management), Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, December 2016 to June 2018.
• Course Coordinator, Practical Training Scheme, Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, 2017 to 2018.
• Course Coordinator, Student Exchange Programme, Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, 2017 to 2018.

PROFESSIONAL/CONSULTING ACTIVITIES:

• Instructor for the National University of Singapore SGUS Programme in 5D BIM for Built Environment Professionals (Contract Management), National University of Singapore, November 2020 to present.
• Instructor in Dispute Management for the Professional Certificate in Infrastructure and Construction Project Management, National University of Singapore, July 2020 to present.
• Member, Conseil International du Bâtiment Commission W113 – Law and Dispute Resolution, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, Conseil International du Bâtiment, 2017 to present.
• Instructor in Dispute Management for National University of Singapore – University of Moratuwa International Joint Executive Programme in Project Management, National University of Singapore, 2017 to 2018.

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING:

• IPM1102 Infrastructure and Project Management Law.
• PF3306 Facilities Management Law and Contracts.
• IPM4101 Dissertation.
• EG1611A Industrial Attachment.
• EG3612 Vacation Industrial Attachment.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Construction law and construction contracts.
• Collaborative working and procurement in the built environment.
• Dispute management in the built environment.
•  Legal aspects of facilities management.
• Legal aspects of sustainability of the built environment.
• Legal aspects of technology in the built environment.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Gabriel Kor, ‘Collaborative Contracting in the Built Environment: The Singapore Way’ [2025] ICLR 239.
• Anne M. Netto, Alice Christudason and Gabriel Kor, ‘The Contra Proferentem Rule and Standard Forms of Construction Contracts’ [2002] ICLR 387.
• Christina Ng and Gabriel Kor, ‘Singapore’, in Dennis Campbell and Christian T. Campbell (eds), International Public Procurement (Oceana Publications Inc 2005).

AWARDS:

• College Teaching Excellence Award (CTEA), College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, AY2023/2024.
• College Educator Award (CEA), College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, AY2022/2023.
• College Teaching Excellence Award (CTEA), College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, AY2021/2022.
• University Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA), National University of Singapore, 2022.
• School Teaching Excellence Award (STEA), School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Honour Roll 2021.
• School Teaching Excellence Award (STEA), School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, AY2020/2021.
• School Teaching Excellence Award (STEA), School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, AY2019/2020.
• School Teaching Excellence Award (STEA), School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, AY2018/2019.
• Singapore Institute of Building Gold Medal.
• Singapore Contractors Association Limited Gold Medal.
• Building and Estate Management Alumni Gold Medal.
• Lee Foundation Award.

(Updated July 2025)