XEW v XEV

[2025] SGHCF 5 High Court (Family Division) 22 January 2025 HCF/RAS 19/2024 6 min read

1 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	22 January 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Family Law
Counsel	Allen & Gledhill LLP, Winston Quek & Company, Gan Guo Bin, Loo Ming Nee Bernice, Quek Seng Soon Winston, Tan Si Ying, Gloria

Source: [2025] SGHCF 5, High Court (Family Division), decided 22 January 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Matrimonial proceedings — Jurisdiction

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (6)

Allen & Gledhill LLP Firm Winston Quek & Company Firm Gan Guo Bin Counsel Respondent Loo Ming Nee Bernice Counsel Appellant Quek Seng Soon Winston Counsel Respondent Tan Si Ying, Gloria Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

XEV Respondent XEW Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 5 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 22 January 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing matrimonial proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by XEW (appellant) against XEV (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP and Winston Quek & Company. The judgment cites 1 case.

[2025] SGHCF 5 explained

XEW v XEV ([2025] SGHCF 5) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 22 January 2025. It is categorised under Family Law. 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 5 about?

XEW v XEV ([2025] SGHCF 5) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Matrimonial proceedings — Jurisdiction”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

An appeal concerning the division of matrimonial assets in a 14-year marriage, involving the valuation of properties and the determination of direct contributions. The court addressed multiple disputed items including the husband's investment portfolio and the wife's claimed contributions, applying the structured approach from ANJ v ANK.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 5?

[2025] SGHCF 5 (XEW v XEV) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 22 January 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically matrimonial proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in XEW v XEV ([2025] SGHCF 5)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 5 was XEW, and the respondent was XEV. Legal representation included Winston Quek & Company and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The case was decided on 22 January 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).