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XKG v XKF [2025] SGHCF 66
A donor lacks mental capacity to execute an LPA if they cannot understand, retain, and weigh information relevant to the decision, including the nature, purpose, and legal effect of the LPA and the consequences of granting authority to a donee.
Re Estate of BKR, deceased [2024] SGCA 4
The court's jurisdiction under the Mental Capacity Act 2008 ends upon the death of the incapacitated person, and the court has no jurisdiction to grant orders for remuneration or authorisation of fees for deputies after the person's demise.
WLR & Anor v WLT & Anor
The court determined the appointment of deputies for a person lacking mental capacity and set aside a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) executed when the person lacked the requisite mental capacity.