XKG v XKF

Q: Which legislation does [2025] SGHCF 66 consider?

The judgment refers to Mental Capacity Act (Cap 177A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

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

9 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2025] SGHCF 66, High Court (Family Division), decided 10 December 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	10 December 2025
Judge	Teh Hwee Hwee
Charges / claim	Mental Capacity
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Oon & Bazul LLP, Withers KhattarWong LLP, Ammani Mathivanan, Chenthil Kumar Kumarasingam, Han Guangyuan Keith, Muhammad Matin Bin Abdul Razak, Oh Zhen Hao Thaddeus (Hu Zhenhao), Phee Wei Qi Shanice

Source: [2025] SGHCF 66, High Court (Family Division), decided 10 December 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

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.

[2025] SGHCF 66 explained

XKG v XKF ([2025] SGHCF 66) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 10 December 2025. It is categorised under Mental Capacity. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, 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] SGHCF 66 about?

XKG v XKF ([2025] SGHCF 66) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Mental Capacity — Capacity to execute a Lasting Power of Attorney — Form 1”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGHCF 66 consider?

The judgment refers to Mental Capacity Act (Cap 177A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2025] SGHCF 66?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHCF 66 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. 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 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 ([2025] SGHCF 66)?

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).