XAT v XAU & Anor

[2025] SGHCF 4 High Court (Family Division) 21 January 2025 HCF/DCA 22/2024 20 min read

4 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] SGHCF 4, High Court (Family Division), decided 21 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	21 January 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Succession and Wills
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Exodus Law Corporation, Rajwin & Yong LLP, Rajwin Singh Sandu, Xu Daniel Atticus

Source: [2025] SGHCF 4, High Court (Family Division), decided 21 January 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Succession and Wills - Testamentary capacity

Practice Areas

Succession and Wills

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (4)

Exodus Law Corporation Firm Rajwin & Yong LLP Firm Rajwin Singh Sandu Counsel Appellant Xu Daniel Atticus Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

XAT Appellant XAU Respondent XAV Respondent

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 4 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 21 January 2025 concerning Succession and Wills, specifically addressing testamentary capacity. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by XAT (appellant) against XAU and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Rajwin & Yong LLP and Exodus Law Corporation. The judgment cites 4 cases.

[2025] SGHCF 4 explained

XAT v XAU & Anor ([2025] SGHCF 4) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 21 January 2025. It is categorised under Succession and 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 [2025] SGHCF 4 about?

XAT v XAU & Anor ([2025] SGHCF 4) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Succession and Wills - Testamentary capacity”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

An appeal challenging the validity of a will executed by a deceased husband 16 days before his death, where the appellant wife claimed the deceased lacked testamentary capacity and the will was made under undue influence. The court dismissed the appeal, finding the deceased had testamentary capacity and there was insufficient evidence of undue influence, though noting the respondents should have had a doctor witness the will.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 4?

[2025] SGHCF 4 (XAT v XAU & Anor) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 21 January 2025 addressing Succession and Wills, specifically testamentary capacity. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in XAT v XAU & Anor ([2025] SGHCF 4)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 4 was XAT, and the respondent was XAU, XAV. Legal representation included Rajwin & Yong LLP and Exodus Law Corporation. The case was decided on 21 January 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).