Adjudication – An Update
15 April 2010

Join us for this seminar at which 2 leading construction practitioners will provide a timely update on developments in adjudication:

• “What You Really Need to Know About Adjudication”
  
• “The Singapore Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act – Some Lessons to be Learned from Australia”

Register early to secure your place by completing and faxing the registration form to 63299699 or via e-mail by 8 April 2010!

For more information, please contact the Secretariat at secretariat@scl.org.sg or 31273797 (VOIP no., no 6 prefix required).

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Step 1: Understand Why Christian Estate Planning Is Unique: An Introduction
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Step 3: Understand the Estate Planning Fundamentals
Step 4: Control the Distribution of Your Assets After Death
Step 5: Consider Using a Living Trust
Step 6: Mental Incapacity and Disability Issues During Lifetime
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Step 8: Dealing with Taxes, Liabilities, Lifetime Gifts and Insurance Planning
Step 9: Change the World with Charitable Estate Planning

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15 April 2010 · Adjudication – An Update

Join us for this seminar at which 2 leading construction practitioners will provide a timely update on developments in adjudication:

“What You Really Need to Know About Adjudication”
If there was no payment response, is an adjudicator bound to accept the sum put up by a claimant as the amount due to the claimant? Can the adjudicator use his own technical expertise to determine the amount which should be payable to the claimant? What remedies are available to a party who is dissatisfied with an adjudication determination? Should he ask for a review and abide by the outcome? Or should he take it up further to the High Court?

The speaker will discuss the recent decisions of the High Court on the setting aside of adjudication determinations: Chip Hup Hup Kee Construction Pte Ltd v Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co Ltd and Doo Ree Engineering & Trading Pte Ltd v Taisei Corporation".

“The Singapore Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act – Some Lessons to be Learned from Australia”
In Chip Hup Hup Kee Construction Pte Ltd v Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co Ltd [2009] SGHC 237, Judith Prakash J noted at [37] that the Singapore Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act is based on the New South Wales Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999.

It has been observed in Australia that the New South Wales Act “has led to a spate of litigation in its relatively short life”: John Holland Pty Ltd v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 19 at [65], per Basten JA. A substantial body of case law has developed in this area. The paper will focus on cases (including appellate decisions) which are of practical significance
for legal advisors and adjudicators in Singapore.

Register early to secure your place by completing and faxing the registration form to 63299699 or via e-mail by 8 April 2010! For more information, please contact the Secretariat at secretariat@scl.org.sg or 31273797 (VOIP no., no 6 prefix required).

13 May 2010 · Residence and Citizenship Planning – An Overview for TEPs

What should an ideal place of residence offer? What are the important points to consider? Such a place should probably be a tax-free or low-tax jurisdiction with clear, reliable rules. There should also ideally be no or limited reporting requirements, no forced heirship rules, and it should be easy to obtain a residence permit. Although one would of course like to stay in such a place that offers all of these benefits, it would still be useful if there were no minimal physical presence requirements.

Finally, but increasingly important for many people is the possibility to acquire citizenship in due course.

In this talk, our speaker Christian H. Kälin discusses the following issues with specific reference to the role of a TEP in orchestrating and coordinating the delivery of the services:

• Key criteria to consider
• Tax, immigration and citizenship aspects
• What are the most attractive jurisdictions for Asian clients?

The objective is for attendees to understand the value-adding process and integrator/intermediary role played by TEPs in delivering services and solutions described.

The seminar chairman, Eli Lenyoun, will also provide his insights into how the discussed framework and process may be applied locally in relation to the MAS Financial Investor Scheme (FIS) and EDB Singapore Global Investor Programme (GIP).

Register early to secure your place by completing and faxing the registration form to 63299699 or via e-mail by 6 May 2010! For more information, please contact the Secretariat at secretariat@step.org.sg or 31287781 (VOIP no., no 6 prefix required).

22 June 2010 · Singapore Private Wealth Management Update 2010

Following on from the great success that we had in hosting the STEP Asia Conference last October, STEP Singapore invites you to join us for our inaugural STEP Singapore Symposium.

At this full day event, you will hear from leading local trust & estate practitioners on a full range of topics pertinent to the Singapore trust industry. Plus, take part in an afternoon panel session that discusses Singapore’s value proposition as a wealth protection and preservation jurisdiction. This year, our Keynote Speaker will be Mr. Michael Hwang, the President of the Law Society of Singapore.

We are keeping the registration fees for members and industry practitioners at an affordable level, so that as many as possible can attend.

Please mark this date in your diaries. We look forward to welcoming you to the Symposium and are certain you would benefit from this learning and networking opportunity!

Register early to secure your place by completing and faxing the registration form to 63299699 or via e-mail by 8 June 2010! For more information, please contact the Secretariat at secretariat@step.org.sg or 31287781 (VOIP no., no 6 prefix required).

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