Report on introducing a statutory variation of trusts jurisdiction

• Main Authors: TAN, Yock Lin, LIM, Aeng Cheng Charles, TANG, Hang Wu, YEO, Tiong Min
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: trusts; variation; law reform; Asian Studies; Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2944
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This report proposes amendments to the Variation Trusts Act to confer jurisdiction on the High Court to approve consensual variations of trusts where these will benefit beneficiaries who are unable to consent to the variation. This will modernise the legal position in Singapore and make Singapore a...