Publications
Author: Patrick Tan and Yip Jian Yang Introduction 1. In June 2020, a Fair Tenancy Pro Tem Committee comprising business leaders from major landlords was convened to develop a code of conduct setting out clear leasing guidelines and negotiation principles for landlords
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Author: Patrick Tan and Adrian Sebastian Kohar Introduction Some of us know of the importance of an LPA and how this instrument helps to protect the interests of the donor in the event the donor loses mental capacity. But what happens if
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Author: Patrick Tan and Andrew Wong Introduction The Law Society Conditions of Sale 2020 were introduced as an update to the previous Law Society Conditions of Sale 2012. The Law Society’s Conditions of Sale are frequently incorporated into the terms of Options
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Author: Patrick Tan and Adrian Sebastian Kohar Introduction Many people choose to open joint bank accounts with their spouses, children or even siblings. Having more than one account holder is convenient as multiple people would be able to manage the account, especially
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Author: Patrick Tan and Adrian Sebastian Kohar Introduction The Singapore High Court has in its recent judgment in the case of Timing Limited v Tay Toh Hin and another [2021] SGHC 5 (Timing Ltd v Tay Toh Hin) delivered on 11 Jan
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A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF COMMON TRUSTS IN SINGAPORE A trust is a way of holding property simultaneously. A settlor executes a written document along with the legal transfer of the property to the trustee. As such, the trustee will have the
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Author: Patrick Tan and Keyan Choo What is a Will? A Will, or a last Will and testament, is a document that states the testator’s final wishes in relation to how he would like for his assets to be distributed. This article
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Author: Patrick Tan and Samantha Lek Many people purchase insurance policies during their lifetime but are uncertain about the details in the thick set of papers they are given. In our previous article, we sought to demystify nominations for insurance policies, namely
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One of the most common disputes in Singapore are property-related. These disputes typically occur when two or more parties claim to have vested interests in the property and cannot agree on the ownership of the property or how the property rights should
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Author: Patrick Tan and Andrew Wong It was reported in the news headlines recently that two women who were co-executrices of a deceased woman were found liable to pay $87,000 to the now adult son of the deceased, who was the
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