Dentons Rodyk is acting as external counsel to Singapore Philatelic Museum in its restructuring and repositioning as a children’s museum, which is expected to be re-opened to the public in 2022.

Our scope of work includes inter alia, advising Singapore Philatelic Museum on the legal requirements applicable to the repositioning (including without limitation, the Charities Act and regulations), drafting the new constitution, and submitting the requisite applications to the relevant regulatory bodies

Singapore Philatelic Museum was officially opened on 19 August 1995 as a project of the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS). On 1 April 2000, the museum was transferred to the National Heritage Board (NHB) as a fully-owned subsidiary. Singapore Philatelic Museum is the first philatelic museum in Southeast Asia, and is the custodian and curator of Singapore's treasure of philatelic materials. The museum collections range from stamps and archival philatelic material of Singapore from the 1830s to present day, and stamps from member countries of the Universal Postal Union.

Senior Partner Marian Ho leads, supported by Practice Trainee Isaac Tang.

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