WKR v WKQ

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC(A) 35 consider?

The judgment refers to Probate and Administration Act, Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act (Cap 264), and Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Cap 265). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC(A) 35 High Court (Appellate Division) 27 October 2023 AD/CA 107/2022 · AD/CA 108/2022 42 min read

11 cases cited (9 SG, 2 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	27 October 2023
Judges	Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Valerie Thean, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Probate and Administration
Counsel	A Mohamed Hashim, I.R.B. Law LLP, Kulvinder Kaur, Mohamed Hashim bin Abdul Rasheed, Sofia Bakhash

Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 35, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 27 October 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Probate and Administration — Foreign domicile grants — Resealing Probate and Administration — Foreign domicile grants — Caveat

Practice Areas

Probate and Administration

Judges (3)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram Valerie Thean Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (5)

A Mohamed Hashim Firm I.R.B. Law LLP Firm Kulvinder Kaur Counsel Respondent Mohamed Hashim bin Abdul Rasheed Counsel Appellant Sofia Bakhash Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

WKQ Respondent WKR Appellant

Case Significance

WKR v WKQ and another appeal [2023] SGHC(A) 35 is a grounds of decision of the Appellate Division of the High Court, comprising Woo Bih Li JAD, Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD and Valerie Thean J, with Valerie Thean J delivering the grounds on 27 October 2023 in Civil Appeals Nos 107 and 108 of 2022. The two related appeals concern the administration of the estate of a man born in Mulhouse, France, who died intestate in Malaga, Spain on 10 January 2021. The appellant in both appeals is the deceased's father, while the respondent, referred to as Mdm WKQ, contends she is the deceased's wife, a status the father disputes; the appeals raise issues of foreign domicile grants, resealing and caveats, following related litigation in the Ajman Federal Court in the United Arab Emirates.

[2023] SGHC(A) 35 explained

WKR v WKQ ([2023] SGHC(A) 35) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 27 October 2023. It is categorised under Probate and Administration. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 3 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGHC(A) 35 about?

WKR v WKQ ([2023] SGHC(A) 35) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Probate and Administration — Foreign domicile grants — Resealing” and “Probate and Administration — Foreign domicile grants — Caveat”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGHC(A) 35 consider?

The judgment refers to Probate and Administration Act, Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act (Cap 264), and Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Cap 265). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC(A) 35 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHCF 12. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC(A) 35?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(A) 35 has been cited by 3 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

What was WKR v WKQ [2023] SGHC(A) 35 about?

It concerned two related appeals before the Appellate Division of the High Court over the administration of the estate of a man who died intestate in Spain in 2021, between his father and a woman, Mdm WKQ, who says she was his wife, decided on 27 October 2023.

What probate issues did [2023] SGHC(A) 35 involve?

The appeals raised issues of foreign domicile grants, the resealing of grants and caveats in the administration of the deceased's estate, against a background of prior litigation between the father and Mdm WKQ in the Ajman Federal Court in the United Arab Emirates.