1. COLUMN
SINGAPORE
Laurentien Kok
Kandidaat–notaris Bird&Bird
LLP in Singapore en Nederland
+P5KPICRQTGKUJGVIGDTWKMGNMQODFGNCPEGTKPIXCPGGPPKGWYXCUVIQGF
RTQLGEVQHJGVPWQOGGPEQOOGTEKGGNRTQLGEVQHYQPKPIGPICCVGGPGGPQR
GGPUEJCCNOQFGNVGDQWYGPFKEJVDFGNQECVKGYCCTJGVXCUVIQGFRTQLGEVICCV
YQTFGPIGDQWYF
$XQQTDGGNFGGPPKGWYYKPMGNEGPVTWOYQTFVKPGGPNGGIUVCCPFIGDQWYGGP
FGGNXCPFGDKPPGPMCPVXCPFGQPVYKMMGNKPIPCIGDQWYFQFCVXQQTRQVGPVKÇNG
MQRGTUGPCPFGTGIGËPVGTGUUGGTFGPFWKFGNMKUJQGFGDKPPGPMCPVGTWKVMQOV
VGKGP8GGNRCTVGPXKPFGPJGVOQGKNMQOGGPVGMGPKPIVGNGGPGPMWPPGP
KEJFCCTDYGKPKIXQQTUVGNNGPQQQMXQQTYQPKPIGPGGPGGPQRGGPUEJCCN
OQFGNXCPJGVCRRCTVGOGPVYQTFVPCIGDQWYFOGVGGPXGTMQQRUJQYTQQOGT
DOGVOQQKGINKOOGPFGXGTMQQRDTQEJWTGUGPUEJCCNOQFGNNGPGPNGWMGOCT
MGVKPIFCOGUGTD+P5KPICRQTGNKIVJGVGKIGPYQPKPIDGKVQROGGTFCPRTQ
EGPVGPFCCTPCCUVJGGHVOGGTFCPRTQEGPVXCPFGJWKUJQWFGPUOGGTFCP
XKGTYQPKPIGPQHCPFGTQPTQGTGPFIQGFKPDGKVQQTFKVJQIGXCUVIQGFDGKV
MCPLGFWUPCWYGNMUOGGTURTGMGPQXGTRCTVKEWNKGTGMQRGTUGOGGUVGMQRGTU
PUGOKRTQHGUUKQPGNGDGNGIIGTUIGYQTFGPOGVOGGTXGTJWWTFGYQPKPIGPQH
DGFTHUTWKOVGP
5KPICRQTGGPPPGVCNUXGGN#KCVGPFQNQRJGVCCPMQRGPXCPQPTQGTGPF
IQGFGPFWUMCPLGKPJGVYGGMGPFGPQRXTGFCIGPJGNGIGKPPGPXKPFGPKP
FGOQFGNYQPKPIGPGGDGQGMGPYQTFGPIGKGPCNUGGPNGWMGVFUDGUVG
FKPIGPFCPMDCCTYQTFGPCNNGJCRLGUQRIGIGVGPGPFTCPMLGUQRIGFTQPMGP
6QEJKUGTQQMGGPUGTKGWGQPFGTVQQPGPQPFCPMUFKGUGOKRTQHGUUKQPCNKVGKV
YKNNGPFG5KPICRQTGGPGGPTGCNNKHGIGXQGNMTIGPDFGCCPMQQRXCPFCCTQQM
FCVFGOQFGNYQPKPIGPQRGGPQRGGPUEJCCNGGTXGTKIOGVGGPOGGVNCV
YQTFGPPCIGOGVGPGPXGTIGNGMGPOGVFGDQWYVGMGPKPIGP/CCTFGXGTIWP
PKPIGPXQQTOQFGNYQPKPIGPOGGUVCNIGNGIGPXNCMDFGDQWYNQECVKGYQTFGP
UVGGFUOKPFGTXCCMWKVIGIGXGPGPIQGFIGMGWTFFQQTFCVGTYGKPKITWKOVGKUQR
GPPCCUVFGDQWYRNCCVUGMGTCNUGTQQMPQIKPHTCUVTWEVWTGNGYGTMCCOJGFGP
FQQTFGQXGTJGKFQHCPFGTGDQWYYGTMCCOJGFGPRNCCVUXKPFGPKPFGPCDG
QOIGXKPI1QMQTIVFGVQGNQQRXCPRQVGPVKÇNGMQRGTUXQQTRCTMGGTQXGTNCUV
XQQTTGGFUDGUVCCPFGQPVYKMMGNKPIGPKPYQQPYMGP
1RJGVOQOGPVFCVFWKFGNMYCUFCVFGRTQLGEVQPVYKMMGNCCT-GRRGN.CPF
IGGPXGTIWPPKPIMTGGIQOFGIGYGPUVGOQFGNYQPKPIVGDQWYGPYGIGPU
TWKOVGIGDTGMGPXGTYCEJVGRCTMGGTQXGTNCUVDGUNQQVJQOCPFGTGOQIGNMJG
FGPVGICCPQPFGTQGMGPGKPIGUEJCMGNFGOCMGNCCTUYCTGPPCOGNMGTIRGU
UKOKUVKUEJQXGTFGXGTMQQRCNUGIGGPOQFGNYQPKPIGPMQPFGPNCVGPKGPCCP
RQVGPVKÇNGMQRGTUGPICXGPGGPXQQTGGPCCPQOJWPQRFTCEJVVGTWIVGIGXGP
-GRRGN.CPFJGGHVKEJWKVGKPFGNMIGYGPFVQVXKTVWCNTGCNKV[VGEJPQNQIKGQO
FGCRRCTVGOGPVGPVGXGTMQRGP
*GVDGFTHJGGHVUCOGPOGVGGPVGEJPQNQIKGDGFTHFKXGTUGITCFGPXQQT
UVGNNKPIGPIGOCCMVCNUGGPXCPFGGGTUVGKPPUQQTVSWCMYCNKVGKVVGTYGTGNF
XQQTFGXGTMQQRXCPGGPIGDQWYXQNIGPUJGVGKIGPRGTUDGTKEJVn'NMG84
XQQTUVGNNKPIMGPOGTMVKEJFQQTFGITQVGFGVCKNNGTKPIQTIXWNFKICHUVGOVQRFG
YGTMGNMGITQQVVGXCPFGDGUEJKMDCTGYQPKPIGPFGHWPEVKGXCPFGMCOGTUGP
XQQTKGPXCPCNNGFGPMDCTGQRVKGUQCNUKPDQWYMCUVGPJGVOCCMVJGVOQIGNM
QONGVVGTNMFQQTFGYQPKPIGPJGGPVGYCPFGNGPFGMNGWTGPOQFGNXCPFG
MGWMGPUGPDCFMCOGTUCCPVGRCUUGPGPGNHTGCNVKOGCNNGTNGKQRVKGUGPGZVTCoU
XKTVWGGNCCPVGRCUUGPGPQRFGGYGGGPpTGCNNKHGGZRGTKGPEGqVGQPFGT
ICCP6FGPUFGXQQTUVGNNKPIKUJGVOQIGNMQOVGYKUUGNGPXCPCRRCTVGOGPV
NC[QWVYKIKPIGPPCCTXQQTMGWTCCPVGRCUUGPGPWKVVGRTQDGTGPoCNFWU.GG
FGOCTMGVKPIOCPCIGTXCPFGQPVYKMMGNCCTn+PENWUKGHXKTVWGGNWKVKEJVQXGTGGP
FGGNXCP5KPICRQTGXCPWKVGNMGYQPKPIYGNMWKVKEJVPCVWWTNMXGTUEJKNVRGT
XGTFKGRKPIXCPJGVXGTFKGRKPIGPVGNNGPFGIGDQWYo
-QTVQOMQUVGPPQEJOQGKVGPIGURCCTFQOGGPURGEVCEWNCKTGGTXCTKPIVGIG
XGPCCPFGDGNCPIUVGNNGPFGP$MQOGPFXQQTFGGNXQQTFG5KPICRQTGGPOCCT
QQMXQQTFGRTQLGEVQPVYKMMGNCCTKUFCVPKGOCPFOGGTPCCTGGPOQFGNYQPKPI
JQGHVVGICCP8CPWKVLGNWKGUVQGNMCPGTXKTVWGGNTQPFIGYCPFGNFYQTFGPKPFG
FKXGTUGYQPKPIGPGPFQQTOKFFGNXCPFGVGEJPQNQIKGMCPGTVFGPUFGYCPFG
NKPICCPFGKPFGNKPICCPRCUUKPIGPIGOCCMVYQTFGP1QMXQQTDWKVGPNCPFUGIG
KPVGTGUUGGTFGPKUJGVXGGNGHHGEVKGXGTFKGJQGXGPPKGVOGGTPCCT5KPICRQTGVG
MQOGPOCCTMTIGPGGPKPNQIEQFGRGTGOCKN
CCTPCCUVPFGMQUVGPXCPGGPXKTVWGNGVQGTXGGNIQGFMQRGTQPIGXGGTGGP
MYCTVXCPFGFGRTUXCPGGPOQFGNYQPKPICCPIGKGPGTXGGNOKPFGTOCMG
NCCTUGPOCTMGVKPIFCOGUDGJQGXGPYQTFGPKPIGUEJCMGNF/CCTXQQTFGXGNG
IGKPPGPOGVMKPFGTGPFKGGTGGPJQDD[XCPIGOCCMVJGDDGPQOFGOQFGN
YQPKPIGPKP5KPICRQTGCHVGNQRGPCNUWKVLGKPJGVYGGMGPFGPGGPITCVKUNWPEJ
VGUEQTGPKUFKVGGPOKPFGTRNGKGTKIGQPVYKMMGNKPI
)GGPOQFGNYQPKPIGPOCCT
XKTVWCNTGCNKV[VGEJPQNQIKG