WVH & Anor v WVG

[2025] SGHCF 22 High Court (Family Division) 8 April 2025 HCF/DCA 121/2023 · HCF/DCA 123/2023 14 min read

Key facts

Court High Court (Family Division)
Decided
Judge Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim Mental Disorders and Treatment
Counsel K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, Manicka & Co, Eva Teh Jing Hui, Joan Peiyun Lim-Casanova, Manickavasagam s/o R M Karuppiah Pillai

Source: [2025] SGHCF 22, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 22 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 8 April 2025 concerning Mental Disorders and Treatment, specifically addressing management of patients’ property and affairs. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by WVH and others (appellant) against WVG (respondent). Legal representation was provided by K&L Gates Straits Law LLC and Manicka & Co.

[2025] SGHCF 22 explained

WVH & Anor v WVG ([2025] SGHCF 22) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 8 April 2025. It is categorised under Mental Disorders and Treatment. 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 [2025] SGHCF 22 about?

WVH & Anor v WVG ([2025] SGHCF 22) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Mental Disorders and Treatment — Management of patients’ property and affairs”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

Cross-appeals concerning the appointment of deputies over a 72-year-old man with dementia, involving a dispute between his adult children and his long-term partner. The court ruled that the children should remain as joint deputies for personal welfare, property and affairs, while allowing the partner regular visiting access but not deputyship.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 22?

[2025] SGHCF 22 (WVH & Anor v WVG) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 8 April 2025 addressing Mental Disorders and Treatment, specifically management of patients’ property and affairs. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in WVH & Anor v WVG ([2025] SGHCF 22)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 22 was WVH, WVI, and the respondent was WVG. Legal representation included K&L Gates Straits Law LLC and Manicka & Co. The case was decided on 8 April 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCF 22?

[2025] SGHCF 22 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (Family Division) on 8 April 2025. The case concerned Mental Disorders and Treatment.

Related cases

Other Singapore judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCF 22)