XBP v XBO

Q: Which legislation does [2025] SGHC(A) 15 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2025] SGHC(A) 15 High Court (Appellate Division) 2 September 2025 AD/CA 88/2024 42 min read

5 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] SGHC(A) 15, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 2 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	2 September 2025
Judges	Ang Cheng Hock, Debbie Ong Siew Ling, See Kee Oon
Charges / claim	Succession and Wills
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Lisa Sam & Company, Netto & Magin LLC, Sreenivasan Chambers LLC, Luke Anton Netto, Narayanan Sreenivasan, Nidesh s/o Muralidharan, Sam Hui Min Lisa, Tan Kai Ning Claire, Wong Pei Yee

Source: [2025] SGHC(A) 15, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 2 September 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Succession and Wills — Testamentary capacity — Mental disability

Practice Areas

Succession and Wills

Judges (3)

Ang Cheng Hock Delivered Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram See Kee Oon Coram

Counsel (9)

Lisa Sam & Company Firm Netto & Magin LLC Firm Sreenivasan Chambers LLC Firm Luke Anton Netto Counsel Appellant Narayanan Sreenivasan Counsel Appellant Nidesh s/o Muralidharan Counsel Appellant Sam Hui Min Lisa Counsel Respondent Tan Kai Ning Claire Counsel Appellant Wong Pei Yee Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

XBO Respondent XBP Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(A) 15 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 2 September 2025 concerning Succession and Wills, specifically addressing testamentary capacity. The judgment was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock, with Debbie Ong Siew Ling and See Kee Oon on the coram. The case was brought by XBP (appellant) against XBO (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Netto & Magin LLC and Lisa Sam & Company. The judgment cites 5 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Evidence Act.

[2025] SGHC(A) 15 explained

XBP v XBO ([2025] SGHC(A) 15) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 2 September 2025. It is categorised under Succession and Wills. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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 [2025] SGHC(A) 15 about?

XBP v XBO ([2025] SGHC(A) 15) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Succession and Wills — Testamentary capacity — Mental disability”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGHC(A) 15 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2025] SGHC(A) 15?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC(A) 15 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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.

Summary

An appeal concerning the validity of a 2012 will where the testator's daughter challenged his testamentary capacity, arguing he suffered from dementia. The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal, finding the testator retained testamentary capacity to execute the simple three-clause will and knew and approved of its contents bequeathing his entire estate to his son.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 15?

[2025] SGHC(A) 15 (XBP v XBO) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2 September 2025 addressing Succession and Wills, specifically testamentary capacity. The judgment was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock.

Who were the parties in XBP v XBO ([2025] SGHC(A) 15)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 15 was XBP, and the respondent was XBO. Legal representation included Lisa Sam & Company and Netto & Magin LLC. The case was decided on 2 September 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 15?

[2025] SGHC(A) 15 was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 2 September 2025. Debbie Ong Siew Ling and See Kee Oon also sat on the coram. The case concerned Succession and Wills.