Statutory declaration - 2 lawyers

I have arranged with two lawyers to assist investors to write a statutory declaration (a statement made under oath) regarding the investment in the structured product.

This declaratoin can be used to support your complaint to the financial institution that sold the structured product to you, and also to take up your complaint to the next stage with the Financial Industry Dispute Resolution Center. As it is a statement made under oath, it is likely to have a stronger impact.

This declaration can be used at a later date, if the investors decide to take legal action against the financial institution.

To prepare this declaration, you have to provide the answers to the following questions:

1. Your name, NRIC, address, telephone
2. How did you get involved in the investment?
3. Which financial institution, branch, amount invested, date
4. What happened when you purchased the investment?
5. Were you alone or accompanied by another person? Who?
6. What did the representative (who sold the investment to you) tell you about investment?
7. Did the representative tell you about any guarantee on your investment?
8. Did they make you sign any form regarding the investment? Did you understand the content of the form? Was it given to you before or after you agreed to make the investment? Did you read the form? Did you understand the content?
9. Did you rely on the advice of the representative in making the investment? Which were the important aspects of the advice?
10. Do you have any other statements to make regarding this matter?

The lawyer fees include the fee payable to the Commissioner of Oath.

Fee $120 plus GST
Bernard & Rada Law Corporation
50 Robinson Road #08-00
VTB Building
Singapore 068882

Call Mr. Glenn Knight or his secretary, Ms Ivy Goh (Tel: 68999888)

Fee $150 plus GST plus disbursement (total $201.55)
Assomull & Partners
111 North Bridge Road
#22-04/05/06 Peninsula Plaza
Singapore 179098
Contact Person: Ms. Lauereth Loh, Tel: 63394466

Note: Previously, I called it an affidavit. A lawyer advised me that an affidavit is a sworn statement made after legal proceeding has commenced. Before that, it is called a "statutory declaration".