XHG v XHH
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHCF 13 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 14 February 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing costs. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by XHG (plaintiff) against XHH (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Engarde Legal LLC. The judgment cites 3 cases. This decision has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments in the dataset.
[2025] SGHCF 13 explained
XHG v XHH ([2025] SGHCF 13) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 14 February 2025. It is categorised under Family Law. 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 13 about?
XHG v XHH ([2025] SGHCF 13) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Costs”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
How influential is [2025] SGHCF 13?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGHCF 13 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
A costs decision following ancillary matters in a divorce where the husband had failed to make full and frank disclosure of his assets. The court ordered the husband to pay $5,000 in standard costs and $2,000 in indemnity costs for the wife's work responding to a late-filed fifth affidavit, rejecting the wife's broader claim for indemnity costs.
What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 13?
[2025] SGHCF 13 (XHG v XHH) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 14 February 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically costs. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.
Who were the parties in XHG v XHH?
The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCF 13 was XHG, and the defendant was XHH. Legal representation included Engarde Legal LLC. The case was decided on 14 February 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHCF 13?
[2025] SGHCF 13 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (Family Division) on 14 February 2025. The case concerned Family Law.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCF 13 cite?
[2025] SGHCF 13 cites 3 prior decisions. The decision has itself been cited by 2 subsequent judgments.
Cases Cited (3)
Cited By (2)
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCF 13)