Services
Trust, Estate Planning and Probate
The firm has a leading chancery practice in Singapore. It is known for its experience in trust, probate and administration practice which includes the following:
- Creation of trusts, wills and settlements
- Trust and estate planning
- Advice on and applications relating to probate, estate administration and the laws of succession
The firm has been involved in major trust cases that have gone before the Courts. It acted in the last case that appeared before the Privy Council in England involving an estate of a local philanthropist. Examples of some cases dealt with include the following:
- The Sallim Talib Settlements;
- The Tan Tye Estate;
- The Valibhoy Trust;
- The Alkaff Settlements;
- The Tan Lip Boey Estate;
- The Wee Kay Siang Estate; and
- The Lee Hiok Kwee Estate.
- The Shaik Ahmad B A.W. Basharahil Estate
- The Chow Cho Pon Estate
- The Manasseh Meyer Singapore and Hebrew School Settlements
- The Alexander Eu Keng Kee Estate