This webinar will examine recent decisions on the law of equity & trusts decided by Singapore courts and the courts of other major common law decisions.
The topics covered in this webinar include:
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Trustee’s duties and decision-making processes |
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The nature and ranking of a trustee’s equitable lien in insolvent trusts |
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Fiduciary duties and remedial issues – including when fiduciary duties arise; whether bitcoin network developers owe fiduciary duties; the jurisdiction to award an equitable allowance, etc. |
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Disputes over the beneficial ownership of property |
This session is part of the SMU Law Academy “
Recent Highlights” series. Designed with the busy practitioner in mind, this series provides participants with a convenient platform to obtain timely and practical bite-sized analysis of the latest developments in various areas of the law. The series will be taught by leading and experienced experts curated from academia and practice. Each topic in the series is distilled into a short-duration online webinar so that busy legal professionals can be effectively updated with the most material developments affecting their practice.
SPEAKER
Yip Man is a Professor of Law and the V3 Group Professor in Family Entrepreneurship in the Yong Pung How School of Law at the Singapore Management University. Her principal research interests are in equity & trusts, unjust enrichment and restitution and private international law. Her work has been cited by the Singapore Court of Appeal, the Singapore High Court and the High Court of England and Wales.
FEES
a. Registration Fee
Registration fee of S$162* (inclusive of GST) applies
b. Group Registration
Registration fee of S$145.80* (inclusive of GST) applies if there are at least 10 participants from the same organisation.
c. SMU Alumni (LLB / JD / LLM graduates)
Registration fee of S$145.80* (inclusive of GST) applies for SMU LLB/ JD/ LLM Alumni
*Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email: smulawacademy@smu.edu.sg, by 13 September 2023.
SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid.
