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Tan Yok Koon v Tan Choo Suan

[2017] 1 SLR 654
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The SGCA restated the law on resulting trusts in Singapore: where property is transferred for no consideration, there is a presumption of resulting trust; the presumption of advancement applies only in limited relationships.

Area of Law

trusts

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