WKK v WKL

[2023] SGHCF 48 High Court (Family Division) 6 November 2023 HCF/S 3/2021 5 min read

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	6 November 2023
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Succession and Wills ¬– Alteration and erasure of wills
Counsel	H C Law Practice, Hilborne Law LLC, Lee Chung Yen Steven, Nah Wei Jin Danny Erwin

Source: [2023] SGHCF 48, High Court (Family Division), decided 6 November 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Succession and Wills ¬– Alteration and erasure of wills

Practice Areas

Succession and Wills ¬– Alteration and erasure of wills

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (4)

H C Law Practice Firm Hilborne Law LLC Firm Lee Chung Yen Steven Counsel Defendant Nah Wei Jin Danny Erwin Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

WKK Plaintiff WKL Defendant

Case Significance

WKK v WKL [2023] SGHCF 48 is a grounds of decision of the Family Division of the High Court delivered by Choo Han Teck J on 6 November 2023 in Suit No 3 of 2021. The dispute, between two brothers over the estate of their late father SCH who died in May 2020, concerned the validity of two wills purportedly executed by SCH; after the plaintiff's claim was struck out for failing to set down for trial and two reinstatement attempts failed, the trial proceeded only on the defendant's counterclaim. One will, dated 28 September 2019, would have made the plaintiff sole beneficiary of a flat and a vehicle, forgiven his debts, and required him to pay $300,000 over 20 years, with the residue shared equally among three siblings. The judgment addresses alteration and erasure of wills.

[2023] SGHCF 48 explained

WKK v WKL ([2023] SGHCF 48) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 6 November 2023. It is categorised under Succession and Wills ¬– Alteration and erasure of wills. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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] SGHCF 48 about?

WKK v WKL ([2023] SGHCF 48) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Succession and Wills ¬– Alteration and erasure of wills”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

Two brothers disputed the validity of two wills purportedly executed by their late father, SCH, who died in May 2020. The plaintiff's claim relying on a 28 September 2019 will was struck out, so the trial proceeded on the defendant's counterclaim asserting a 29 August 2016 will. The court found the 2016 will duly proved and pronounced against the 2019 will, granting the defendant his prayers with costs of $20,000 plus disbursements.

What was WKK v WKL [2023] SGHCF 48 about?

It was a Family Division succession dispute before Choo Han Teck J on 6 November 2023 between two brothers over the validity of two wills of their late father SCH, focusing on alteration and erasure of wills in Suit No 3 of 2021.

Why did the trial in WKK v WKL [2023] SGHCF 48 proceed only on the counterclaim?

The plaintiff's claim was struck out for failing to set the action down for trial, and two attempts to reinstate it were unsuccessful, so the trial before Choo Han Teck J proceeded only on the defendant's counterclaim over the wills.