1. COLUMN
SINGAPORE
Laurentien Kok
Kandidaat–notaris Bird&Bird LLP in
Singapore en Nederland
5KPICRQTGMGPVFKXGTUGDQWYUV, NGP'GPXCPFKGDQWYUV, NGP, PFGQIGPCCO-
FGDNCEMCPFYJKVGUXGGNCNFQQTFG'PIGNUGPIGDQWYFGPCCODNCEMCPF
YJKVGUTGHGTGGTVCCPFGYKVIGRNGKUVGTFGOWTGPXCPFGYQPKPIGPGPFGYCTV
IGUEJKNFGTFGMQ, PGPGPQTPCOGPVGP
*GV, PYQPKPIGPOGVGGPGKIGPDQWYUV, NGPMGPOGTMGPIGDQWYFXCPCHQP-
IGXGGTOCCTFGYQPKPIGPJGDDGP+PFKCUGGP/CNGKUKÇKPXNQGFGP1QT-
URTQPMGN, MRCUVGPFG'PIGNUGPJWPGKIGP6WFQTUV, NCCPJGV+PFKCUGMNKOCCV
CCP+PFKCYCUKOOGTUGGTFGTGGP$TKVUGMQNQPKGFCP5KPICRQTG+P5KPICRQTG
YGTFFGDQWYUV, NQRPKGWYCCPIGRCUVCCPFGGKUGP'GPXCPFGDGNCPIT, MUVG
VQGXQGIKPIGPYCTGPFGQIGPCCOFGUVKNVUQQTFGGUVKNVUQHRKNCTGPMYCOJGV
JWKUQPIGXGGTGGPOGVGT
QHUQOUPQIOGGTJQIGTVGUVCCPQOJGVVGDGUEJGT-
OGPVGIGPVGTOKGVGPUNCPIGPQXGTUVTQOKPIGPGPV, IGTU
/GVJGV5KPICRQTGUGMNKOCCVKUJGVDGNCPIT, MQOXGGNMQGNVGVGMT, IGPKPYQ-
PKPIGPKVXGTMNCCTVFGDTGFGXGTCPFCoUGPFCMGPQPFGTFCMIQVGPKOOGTU
JKGTFQQTMQPFGQPPKGVPCCTDKPPGPUEJ, PGPGPTGIGPUVTQQOFGPKGVNCPIUFG
OWTGPPCCTDGPGFGPOCCTXKCFGCíQRGPFGFCMGP$NKPFUYGTFGPIGDTWKMVQO
FGTGIGPGPJKVVGDWKVGPVGJQWFGPGPQOYKPFDKPPGPVGNCVGPEKTEWNGTGP
-GPOGTMGP, PFGQXGTJCPIGPFGFCMGPOGVFCMRCPPGPKPRNCCVUXCPTKGVGP
FCMGPGPITQVGTCCORCTV, GPFGMNCUUKGMGMQNQOOGPGPGGPXGTCPFCQODWKVGP
VGKVVGPKPFGCXQPFCNUGTGGPDTKGULGQRUVGGMVGXNQGTKUOGVVGIGNUQOFG
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UVCCVIGJGGNWKVVKODGTFKGFGQPPGUVTCNGPGPYCTOVGOKPFGTUPGNQRPGGOV
GGGTUVGDNCEMCPFYJKVGU, PIGDQWYFQOCMGPOGPUGPGPRNCPVCIGQR-
KEJVGTUVGJWKUXGUVGPXCPCHGOGGUVGXCPFGGJWKGPJGDDGPITQVG
VWKPGPFKXGTUGD, IGDQWYGPYCCTJGVRGTUQPGGNYQQPFGGGPDWKVGPMGWMGP
GPRTCEJVKIGQWFGDGRNCPVKPIQCNUOGGTFCPLCCTQWFGDQOGP#CPJGV
GKPFGXCPFG'GTUVG9GTGNFQQTNQIYCU5KPICRQTGUVGTMKPQRMQOUVFQQTFGQR-
MQOGPFGTWDDGTKPFWUVTKG*GV$TKVUG'ORKTGOQGUVQQMDGUEJGTOFYQTFGPGP
5KPICRQTGYGTFGGPITQVGOCTKVKGOGGPNGIGTDCUKUKPFGLCTGPFCCTPC1QMFGG
UQNFCVGPXCTKÇTGPFKPTCPIOQGUVGPYQTFGPIGJWKUXGUVKVXGTMNCCTVFGXGT-
UEJKNNGPFGITQQVVGXCPFGYQPKPIGPJQGJQIGTFGTCPIJQGOGGTTWKOVGWKVGT-
CCTFGPFGIGYQPGUQNFCVGPQPFGTTCPMKPIYGTFGPXGGNCNIGJWKUXGUVKPDCTCM-
MGPQHGGPUGTKGMNGKPGJWKGPOGVGGPIGOGGPUEJCRRGN, MGMGWMGP1QMJCF-
FGPFGJQIGTGQHìEKGTGPXCCMGGPHCOKNKGD, KEJFKGKPGGPITQVGXKNNCYQQPFG
GPFGNCIGTGQHìEKGTGPQHUQNFCVGPYCTGPLQPIGXT, IGGNNGOCPPGP
GQXGTJGKFXGTJWWTVFGJWKGPXKCGGPVGPFGTQRGGPYGDUKVGOGVGGPU[-
UVGGOXCPXQQTDGJQWFXCPIWPPKPIGJWWTQXGTGGPMQOUVGP, PUVCPFCCTF
PKGVQPFGTJCPFGNDCCTGPDKGFKPIGPFKGPGPVGIGUEJKGFGPQPFGTXQQTYCCTFGP
FGJWWTQXGTGGPMQOUV, PXQQTGGPXCUVGRGTKQFGXCPUNGEJVULCCTOGVGGP
GGP, FKIGQRVKGVQVXGTNGPIKPIFQQTFGQXGTJGKFGDGRCNKPIGPXCPFGJWWT-
QXGTGGPMQOUV, PXT, UVTGPIGNMGCCPURTCMGN, MJGKFKUWKVIGUNQVGP
FWUQQMCNU
GTGGPDQQOQRJGVFCMXCNVV, FGPUGGPYCTGUVQTOQHYCPPGGTDN, MVFCVFG
DCNMGPCCPIGXTGVGP, PFQQTVGTOKGVGPJGVXQNNGFKIGQPFGTJQWFNKIVD, FG
JWWTFGTGPFGYQPKPIYQTFV
D, PCECUEQQRIGNGXGTF
1QMJGVFCIGN, MUGQPFGTJQWFKUXT, KPVGPUKGHFGVWKPOCPOQGVJGVITCUOCCK-
GPGPFGDQOGPEQPVTQNGTGPFGRGUVEQPVTQNOQGVOKPKOCCNOCCPFGN, MUNCPIU-
MQOGPQOFGVWKPGPJGVJWKU
RTQDGTGPXT, VGJQWFGPXCPVGTOKGVGPOKGTGP
UNCPIGPRCFFGPJCIGFKUUGPGPCRGPGMNWULGUOCPOQGVXCCMNCPIUMQOGP
XQQTPKGVYGTMGPFGXGTQWFGTFGGNGMVTKEKVGKVUMCDGNUUEJGWTGPKPOWTGPMCRQV-
VGJGMMGPGPQXQQTVUGQXGTJGKFXCP5KPICRQTGQTIVPKGVXQQTXGTXCPIGPFG
YQQPTWKOVGJWWTRT, UXGTOKPFGTKPIQHQPVDKPFKPIXCPFGJWWTQXGTGGPMQOUV
KPIGXCNXCPGGPQPDGYQQPDCTGYQPKPIFQQTFCVFG
GUVKILCCTQWFGPQQKV
QPFGTJQWFGPYCVGTNGKFKPIGPGGPYCVGTXCNKPFGUNCCRMCOGTUJGDDGPXGTQQT-
CCMV
+PGGPQRICCPFGOCTMVKUDQXGPUVCCPFGIGGPRTQDNGGOFGGZRCVUOGVGGP
XCUVGJWWTVQGNCIGXCPJWPYGTMIGXGTDGVCCNFGPQPFGTRTQDNGOGPGPFGYGTM-
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LCCTQWFGDCFMCOGTU'EJVGTKPFGJWKFKIGPGGTYCCTVUGOCTMVGPOKPFGT
GZRCVUFKGJGVOGVOKPFGTQHIGGPGZRCVRCMMGVVGPOQGVGPFQGPMKGGPXGGN
OGPUGPXQQTGGPPKGWYGTDGVGTQPFGTJQWFGPJWKUQHCRRCTVGOGPVOGVOKPFGT
TKUKEQoUXQQTVXNQGKGPFGWKVFGJWWTQXGTGGPMQOUVOGGTUGTXKEGXCPFGXGTJWWT-
FGTGPOGVOGGTHCEKNKVGKVGPCNUGGPYGODCFQHVGPPKUDCCP1QMJGVTKUKEQXCP
FGTGNCVKGHMQTVGJWWTQXGTGGPMQOUVYGGTJQWFVRQVGPVKÇNGJWWTFGTUVQVFG
DGTGKFJGKFQOVGKPXGUVGTGPKPFGYQPKPIGPCCTPCCUVKUFGQXGTJGKFPKGV
DGTGKFVQVEQPEGUUKGUSWCJWWTRT, U
)GKGPFGNGGHV, FGPFGD, QPFGTGDQWYUV, NQWFGPXGGNXCPFGGYQPKPIGP
KP0GFGTNCPFGGPOQPWOGPV, POGVTGUVTKEVKGUSWCXGTDQWYKPIGPGPQPFGT-
JQWFQPKGVKP5KPICRQTG*QGYGNGTFGNCCVUVGLCTGPKGVUOGGTDGNCPIUVGNNKPI
MQOVQOJGVEWNVWTGGNGTHIQGFVGDGYCTGPXKPFGPFGOGGUVG5KPICRQTGGP
FGGYQPKPIGPKGVUWKVJGVXGTNGFGPFCVPKGVGTIGHìEKÇPVKUGPGGPITQVGVWKPKU
PKGVJ[IKÇPKUEJYCPVVTGMVFKGTGPCCP)GXQNIXCPFGIGTKPIGDGNCPIUVGNNKPIXCP
5KPICRQTGGPFGUVTKMVGJWWTQXGTGGPMQOUVGPOGVJQIGJWWTRT, UGPFGOKPFGT
TWKOGGZRCVRCMMGVVGPKUFCVXGGNRTCEJVKIGDNCEMCPFYJKVGUNGGIUVCCPXQQT
NCPIGTGV, FJGVIGGPFGUVCCVXCPQPFGTJQWFPKGVVGPIQGFGMQOV
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