January 6, 2025 Business Succession 101 What is a Buy-Sell Agreement? One of business succession strategy is to consider a Buy-Sell Agreement. This is a legally binding agreement between the read more
December 16, 2024 Asset Protection with Trusts If a paramount objective is to pass on one’s assets to his family members, then whilst there is no financial or insolvency pressure, a read more
December 2, 2024 Understanding Keyman Insurance Is there a key person in the business? Would the business owner himself or another person whose role is so important that if he read more
May 1, 2024 No Absolute Right Of Survivorship For Jointly-Owned Bank Accounts Be aware of unintended outcomes that may result from the disposition of assets that a testator co-owns with other people upon his death, writes read more
March 21, 2024 Absolute Property Trust, A Case Of A Sham Trust? The applicant is a 26-year-old Singaporean. The first and second respondents are the father and mother of the applicant. The applicant (the son) resides read more
October 11, 2021 Common Difficulties When Dealing with Foreign Properties in Wills The guidance of an estate planner when a person is planning his Will is crucial if he owns overseas properties. There are a read more
September 12, 2021 5 Issues to Take Note When Addressing Overseas Assets in Your Will Over the course of your life, you may have acquired overseas assets for investment purposes, as a family holiday home, etc. You may wonder read more
September 2, 2021 What Happens If You Die Without a Will When someone dies without a Will, he is said to have died intestate. When that happens, none of his loved ones has any say read more
August 27, 2021 Prudence in Administering an Estate A Will often stipulates the naming of an executor, be it sole executor, substitute executor, or even joint executor. Executors have a legal duty read more
