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Singapore Leading Case resulting trustsco ownership

Chan Yuen Lan v See Fong Mun

[2014] 3 SLR 1048
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Singapore Court of Appeal set out a structured analytical framework for resolving property disputes involving resulting trusts and the presumption of advancement.

Key Principle

resulting trust in property; presumption of advancement; rebuttal; structured approach for property disputes

Area of Law

property

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