XKG v XKF

[2025] SGHCF 66 High Court (Family Division) 10 December 2025 • HCF/DCA 2/2025 • 58 min read

9 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Mental Capacity — Capacity to execute a Lasting Power of Attorney — Form 1

Practice Areas

Mental Capacity

Judges (1)

Teh Hwee Hwee Delivered

Counsel (8)

Oon & Bazul LLP Firm Withers KhattarWong LLP Firm Ammani Mathivanan Counsel Respondent Chenthil Kumar Kumarasingam Counsel Appellant Han Guangyuan Keith Counsel Respondent Muhammad Matin Bin Abdul Razak Counsel Appellant Oh Zhen Hao Thaddeus (Hu Zhenhao) Counsel Appellant Phee Wei Qi Shanice Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

XKF Respondent XKG Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 66 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 10 December 2025 concerning Mental Capacity, specifically addressing capacity to execute a lasting power of attorney. The judgment was delivered by Teh Hwee Hwee. The case was brought by XKG (appellant) against XKF (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Withers KhattarWong LLP and Oon & Bazul LLP. The judgment cites 9 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Mental Capacity Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

An appeal concerning the validity of a Lasting Power of Attorney executed by an elderly woman with dementia, where her brother was appointed as donee. The court dismissed the appeal, finding the donor lacked mental capacity at the time of execution based on medical evidence and the assessment framework under the Mental Capacity Act.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 66?

[2025] SGHCF 66 (XKG v XKF) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 10 December 2025 addressing Mental Capacity, specifically capacity to execute a lasting power of attorney. The judgment was delivered by Teh Hwee Hwee.

Who were the parties in XKG v XKF?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 66 was XKG, and the respondent was XKF. Legal representation included Oon & Bazul LLP and Withers KhattarWong LLP. The case was decided on 10 December 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).