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Transnational Wealth Management Law
Last Updated Date:   4 July 2025


5 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
With the leaks of the ‘Panama Papers’ (https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/) and the ‘Paradise Papers’ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Papers) the so-called 'offshore' financial industry has come under increasing scrutiny. The main question this course will cover is how, in legal terms, the offshore financial industry works. The emphasis will be on the offshore law of trusts, where many of the modern trusts employed to safeguard the assets of the wealthy were developed, and the civil law foundation as an alternative to the trust as a wealth management vehicle.

Course Convenor: Prof James Penner, Kwa Geok Choo Professor of Property Law

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4540V / LL5540V / LL6540V / LLJ5540V

Contact Hours: 3-hr weekly seminar

Workload: 3 hours

Mode of Assessment: Class participation - 25% & Final Exam - 75%

Preclusions: Nil

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent for LL.B/LL.B exchange students. No pre-requisite for LL.M students.

Examination Date: Friday, 28 November 2025 (PM)

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