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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Author: Patrick Tan and Berlin Soh (to be read in conjunction with our article dated 23 April 2020 – Demystifying the Covid-19 Act for Landlords and Tenants) Since our article on Demystifying the Covid-19 Act for Landlords and Tenants, there
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Author: Patrick Tan and Berlin Soh This article explains the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (“Covid-19 Act”) in relation to landlords and tenants and what the available reliefs to help both parties during these challenging times are. Prior to Covid-19,
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Author: Patrick Tan and Andrew Wong Introduction Benjamin Franklin once said that “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. However successful you are in this life, it is inevitable that you will one day
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Author: Patrick Tan and Samantha Lek Introduction A Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”) is a legal document which allows you (the donor) to appoint someone (the donee) to make decisions for your personal welfare and/or property and affairs in the event
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Author: Patrick Tan and Samantha Lek Introduction When one is certain that a divorce is the only way out of the marital relationship, what is the ground on which a married couple can obtain their divorce? In this article, we seek
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