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Seminar Synopsis
Happy ever after…. This is a common hyperbolic fairy tale ending. However, is this always the case? According to the Singapore Department of Statistics, a total of 7,107 marriages ended in a divorce or an annulment in 2022. Between 2018 and 2022, the annual average number of marital dissolutions was 7,385. Divorce settlements can be a painful, prolonged process and in some cases take years to settle. With rising affluence and awareness, more parents are enquiring about whether prenuptial agreements can help to ringfence family wealth in the event of a divorce. What is the efficacy of a prenuptial agreement in the Singapore context and are there any other alternative options?
The seminar will be followed by the STEP (Singapore) AGM. This seminar is complimentary for STEP members who stay on to attend the AGM.
Seminar Programme
| 3.00 – 3.30pm | Registration and Refreshments |
| 3.30 – 3.40pm | Opening Remarks by Moderator Ms. Guo Jiawen – Head, Family Office & Structuring Solutions, Senior Wealth Advisor, Executive Director, Bank of Singapore |
| 3.40 – 4.30pm |
Trusting The Happy Ever After |
| 4.30 – 4.45pm | Q&A Session & Closing Remarks |
| 5.00pm | STEP (Singapore) Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 |
About the Speakers
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Ms. Kee Lay Lian - Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Lay Lian graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1985 and is called to the bar in 1986. She specialises in family and private wealth and estate and trust matters. She is on the panel of associate mediators and the panel of collaborative family lawyers with the Singapore Mediation Centre. She is also a Parenting Coordinator. She is the co-chair of the Law Society of Singapore of Singapore Family Law Practice Committee as well as the co-chair of the Probate and Succession Practice Committee. Lay Lian is also a member of the Legal Information Committee of the Singapore Armed Forces Reservist Association (SAFRA) offering pro bono legal information / advice to the Singapore Armed Forces Reservist Association for more than 15 years. |
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Ms. Sim Bock Eng - Partner and Head, Specialist & Private Client Disputes Practice, WongPartnership LLP Sim Bock Eng is the Head of the Specialist & Private Client Disputes Practice and a Partner in the Private Wealth Practice. Her main practice areas are in private wealth and civil litigation, which include family, matrimonial law, succession trusts and probate law, banking and finance, property and employment. Bock Eng has over 20 years of experience in trust, estate and family laws – both front-end as well as litigation. She regularly advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families on succession and estate planning and business continuity. She is recognised as one of the leading probate, trusts and private wealth management lawyers in Singapore and has been involved in several landmark decisions. Bock Eng is the Vice Chairman of the Wealth Management Institute's Global-Asia Family Office (GFO) Circle Committee, a member of the Probate Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore, and past Chairman and current secretary of STEP Singapore. She is also the course co-ordinator for Probate in the Preparatory Course Leading to Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations. |
About the Moderator
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Ms. Guo Jiawen – Head, Family Office & Structuring Solutions, Senior Wealth Advisor, Executive Director, Bank of Singapore Jiawen has been working on complex estate and succession planning engagements for wealthy families for more than 15 years. She is a lawyer by training and was a most recently a wealth planner with one of the largest private banks. Jiawen has previously also worked in leading Singapore and international law firms as a tax and private wealth lawyer, advising ultra-high and high net worth families on their succession planning strategies, including the establishment of trusts to hold bankable and non-bankable assets on a cross-border basis and the establishment of philanthropic vehicles. Jiawen was the sole practitioner awarded by The Legal 500 in the category of Next Generation Lawyer for Private Wealth in 2017 and 2018. Additionally, Jiawen was a contributor (with 3 others) to Vol. 16(2) Revenue and Taxation: Income Tax, Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore (LexisNexis Singapore, 2017) and is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Jiawen is fluent in English and Mandarin. |
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Membership Type |
Fees |
| Members of STEP who stay on to attend the AGM | Free |
| Members of STEP not staying to attend the AGM (includes all membership categories including Student members) | S$60 |
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S$90 |
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S$90 |
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Others |
S$120 |
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
- The pre-AGM seminar is offered on a complimentary basis to encourage STEP members to stay on for the AGM that will follow. Accordingly, should any STEP Member registered to attend the pre-AGM seminar on a complimentary basis fail to stay on for the AGM after attending the seminar, we will invoice the member an amount of $60 being the usual member's rate for seminars.
- Places at the Event are limited and will be allocated by the Organiser at its discretion based on various criteria and in order of priority upon receipt of registration and all payments due.
- The Organiser reserves the right to update or amend the details of the programme and/or the speakers without prior notice.
- The Organiser reserves the right to refuse to register or admit any participant, and to cancel or postpone the Event.
- No refunds will be made for cancellations or no-shows by registrants. However, a confirmed registrant who has paid the registration fees but does not turn up for the Event will be entitled to a set of the materials provided, if any.
- If any registrant is unable to attend the Event, an equivalent substitute may attend instead at no extra charge, provided that at least 3 days prior written notice is given to the Organiser. All such requests will be considered at the Organiser’s discretion and subject to any applicable top-up in fees.
- Holding of any in-person Event may be subject to the approval of any relevant government authorities for public health or other reasons.
- In-person attendees at the Event must abide by any relevant public health or other measures imposed by the Government, the Event venue and the Organiser.
- The Organiser encourages any registrant displaying any COVID-19 symptoms to perform self-testing. Any registrant who tests positive is encouraged not to attend the Event and inform to the Organiser accordingly.
- As of 10 October 2022, the Vaccinated Differentiation Safe Management Measures (VDS) have been fully lifted in Singapore and the Organiser will no longer be requesting the verification of COVID-19 vaccination status for entry to the Event. However, in the lead-up to the Event, the Organiser will monitor the situation closely and be in touch again should there be further changes to the prevailing national guidelines.
- Mask wearing is optional at all times during the Event. Please practice good personal hygiene, including frequent washing of hands and use of hand sanitisers.
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