#390 Circuits, Cargos, and Cures: How Does Singapore Run Competition and Consumer Protection?

Singapore's Competition and Consumer Commission — CCS — has been enforcing competition law for roughly two decades and more recently consumer protection laws as well. How does a small, open, trade-dependent city-state design and enforce a competition regime that punches above its weight — and what does that mean for global practitioners? Mr. Loke Shiu Meng, Assistant Chief Executive of the CCS overseeing Legal, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection, joins Subrata Bhattacharjee and Anora Wang to discuss Singapore's enforcement arc, its voluntary merger regime, the agency's push against dark patterns and unfair trade practices, and how CCS navigates its role as a neutral hub in an increasingly fractured geopolitical landscape. With special guest: Loke Shiu Meng, Assistant Chief Executive, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) Related Links: CCS's media release on the issuance of the Fast Track Guidelines CCS's media release on revisions to our Merger Guidelines Singapore High Court Decision in CCS v. CNL Logistic Solutions Pte Ltd and Gilmon Transportation & Warehousing Pte Ltd [2026] CCS's media release on the High Court Decision Hosted by: Subrata Bhattacharjee, Borden Ladner Gervais and Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter