Legal Secretariat & Corporate Services

Directors of a company are responsible for ensuring that the Company Secretary appointed to act has the requisite knowledge and experience to discharge the functions of Secretary.

 

Our lawyers are appointed Company Secretary of numerous corporates, from Singapore based parent holding companies with foreign subsidiaries to Singapore subsidiaries of foreign parent companies, some of which are NASDAQ and FTSE listed. Regulatory compliance is an integral part of every organisation.

 

Through our appointment as Company Secretary, we can provide you with the full Legal & Secretariat services. We will be able to work closely with your Management or finance team to handle the statutory compliance requirements of your organisation as well as help address other legal and operational business matters which may arise from time to time.

 

We also offer clients a complete service on the formation and maintenance of both new and existing companies and business entities.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

 

Company Formation

 

Incorporation of private, public companies limited by shares and companies limited by guarantee

 

Registration of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), partnerships and businesses

 

Registration of foreign companies and branches in Singapore

 

Formation of offshore companies (including BVI, Cayman Islands and Jersey)

Corporate Secretariat Services

 

To ensure statutory compliance with the Companies Act, applicable statutes and regulations, our services include:

 

Prepare resolutions and minutes for directors and shareholders

 

Organise meetings of directors and shareholders and recording of minutes

 

Maintain and update of statutory records and minute books

 

Statutory filing of annual returns and other notices with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)

 

Update of latest changes to statutory requirements and obligations

Other Secretariat Services

 

Provision of Registered Office using our down-town Raffles Place location

 

Provision of Company Secretary

Due Diligence Services

 

Our due diligence services include examining and reporting on corporate secretarial records and statutory registers covering areas such as directors, members, charges, auditors, secretaries, resolutions passed and minutes of meetings, including documentation of other corporate secretarial transactions.

Process Agent Services

 

As Process Agent, we provide timely and reliable services for service of process papers (or court papers) in Singapore for the duration of agreements (such as loan, guarantee or licensing agreements) involving parties without an address in Singapore. The scope of our services as Process Agent include:

 

Notifying immediately the Principal of any service of process in Singapore

 

Sending process papers received by us to the processing contact person by courier

 

Any other administrative procedures referred to in the appointment

 

Reference can also be made to our Litigation department for timely advice on the nature of legal process being served. In this regard, we offer a seamless solution.