The firm’s private client practice group is built on a commitment to provide trusted, confidential and balanced solutions that are sensitive to each client’s considerations and concerns.

From the early days of the firm, the firm has consistently maintained a leading chancery practice in Singapore, and has been involved in multiple major trust and estate disputes before the Singapore Courts.

In the area of estate and succession planning, the firm has applied its deep-seated experience in providing legal advice on trust creation and administration, both domestically and with cross-border elements, to serve generations of families for more than a century. Our practitioners frequently advise clients on both business and personal interests.

The team keeps abrest with the fast developments in this area in Singapore, for example, advising clients in the establishment of family offices. Through collaboration with partner firms in the Mackrell network, we are able to offer solutions to clients beyond what may be available in Singapore.

The firm also assists our clients in their personal matters including:

• Wills, general powers of attorney, lasting powers of attorney
• Deed of family arrangement
• Statutory declaration, notarisation, commissioning
• Immigration
• Protection from harassment