As part of its civil litigation practice, the Firm has also handled and continues to handle, highly complex and substantial trust and equity disputes. These include claims for provision of trust accounts as well as breach or breaches of trust, both on the common law basis and wilful default basis.

The litigation teams in the Firm have handled highly contentious trust disputes at all levels of the Court in Singapore, involving substantial assets allegedly forming part of a trust.

In this practice area, the Firm also frequently advises clients on the administration and management of the trust and the trust assets.

Some Reported Cases:

• Damayanti Kantilal Doshi & Anor v Shobhana J Doshi [1998] 1 SLR 530
• Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar v Jhaveri Darsan Jitendra [2019] 2 SLR 372 *
• Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani v Lakshmi Prataprai Bhojwani (alias Mrs Lakshmi Jethanand Bhojwani) [2021] 3 SLR 1055

NOTE: * Notable Decisions