We specialize in estate planning, particularly in wills and trusts. Our firm has a long history of providing services for estate planning, especially in the area of the complex family wills and trusts. During the 19th Century, wealthy families tend to keep their wealth in trusts which was a popular legal concept introduced by the British in order to ensure that their wealth remains within the family. In some of our cases these trusts date back to the 1800s and lasts for generations.

We provide services for the creation of wills and trusts as well as services supporting the administration of wills and trusts. With more than a century of service, we have acquired broad expertise and in-depth cultural knowledge. Our notable clients include the major clans and families who have their roots in the former Straits Settlements and who are now based in various countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA.

We provide the following services:

Services in the drafting of wills.
Services in the execution of wills.
Services relating to the distribution of assets without a will.
Services in the creation of charitable, business or any other type of trust.
Services relating to the administration of trusts.
Advising and giving opinions on the legality of wills and trusts.

Our Services

Wills, Trusts, Probate & the Administration of Estates

Real Estate & Property

Our real estate practice dates back to the early days of our firm. We have worked with land titles from the colonial Dutch era as well as the colonial British era to the National Land Code titles. We provide services for a variety of real estate related matters including the sale and purchase of property as well as residential and commercial rentals.

We provide the following services:

Services for the sale and purchase of property.
Preparing residential and commercial rental agreements.
Services for the transfer of property.
Services for the registration of covenants, deeds and other rights.
Bank work pertaining to conveyancing such as loans, mortgages and charges.

Intellectual Property

Our intellectual property practice provides services for the registration of trademarks and copyright. Trademarks are any word, name, symbol, or design, or any combination of the elements used to identify and distinguish your goods and services from that of your competitors while a copyright is an exclusive right to a work you have created. Our tech savy practice also provides legal advisory services for the procurement of IT software and hardware.

We provide the following services:

Services for the registration of trademarks.
Services for a search on the national trademark registry.
Services for the notification of copyrights.
Review of IT software and hardware agreements.

Personal Data Protection

Since the coming into force of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ("PDPA"), it is imperative for businesses to protect any personal data they retain and use. Our practice provides services for the compliance of the PDPA such as conducting PDPA compliance audits to ascertain compliance, preparing tailored privacy policies and preparing compliance manuals.

We provide the following services:

Preparing tailored business privacy policy.
Hosting personal data compliance seminars.
Performing PDPA compliance audits to ascertain compliance.
Preparing compliance programs and manuals.

Family Law

Our practice provides services in the area of family law which includes divorce, child custody, maintenance, distribution of matrimonial assets and other matrimonial proceedings. As your lawyers, we are obliged to keep your affairs confidential and provide you with confidential advice.

We provide the following services:

Preparing premarital agreements, agreements in the event of divorce.
Services in divorce agreements and proceedings.
Services in child custody proceedings.
Services in the distribution of matrimonial assets.
Any family related legal proceedings.

Land Acquisition

Land acquisition is the process by which the government acquires a land that you own under the powers of the Land Acquisition Act 1960. We have expertise in this area and we provide services representing you for the entirety of the land acquisition process. You may pursue a protest of the award given by the government in exchange for your land should you feel it is undervalued.

We provide the following services:

Services in the management of the land acquisition proceedings.
Attendance of land office hearings.
Overseeing third party valuation and government valuation of the land.
Form H award in relation to the land.
Preparing for High Court hearing for protest of an award.

Company Law

We provide advisory services in relation to company law. Services include company dealings such as the formation on companies, mergers & acquisitions, involuntary liquidation, winding up. We often work together with company secretaries and auditors should the need arise.

We provide the following services:

Advisory services in relation to company mergers & acquisitions.
Advisory services in relation to involuntary liquidation.
Advisory services in relation to winding-up.
Due diligence services on a target company.
Advisory services in relation to company and securities law.
Advisory services in relation to shareholders agreement.

Corporate & Contract

Our practice provides services in area of corporate and contractual law. In general, this area covers a wide variety of work including the drafting of contracts, advising on contracts, distributorship, franchising, agency and joint ventures, amongst others.

We provide the following services:

Preparing and advising on business to business contracts.
Preparing and advising on distributorship agreements.
Preparing and advising on franchising agreements.
Preparing and advising on agency agreements.
Preparing and advising on joint ventures.
Advising on cross border transactions (Covering South East Asia, Japan and Australia).