w-02ncvcw-290-02-2023 — 1. ) KONG KIN LAY 2. ) KONG LAN SU 3. ) KONG LAN KIAT 4. ) KONG KIN HOCK 5. ) KONG LAN HO 6. ) KONG LUM FONG 7. ) Kong Lan Lee v 1. ) KONG KIN SIONG 2. ) KONG LAN CHOON 3. ) KONG KIEN TOON

Catchwords

Requirements for a valid will-s 5(1) and (2) WA [Requirements (Section 5 WA) - Testamentary Capacity - s 2 and s 3 WA- s 3 WA to execute the will - Suspicious Circumstance - Undue Influence- Legal and evidential burden- Sections 101 and 102 EA

Judges (3)

Azimah binti Omar Coram Supang Lian Coram Wong Kian Kheong Delivered

Counsel (7)

Cheah Teh & Su Firm Manjit Lavinder & Co. Firm Chok Zhin Theng Counsel Respondent Keeshantini A/P Baskeran Counsel Appellant Lavinderdeep Singh Counsel Appellant Manjit Kaur Gill Counsel Appellant Michelle Chin Zi Shan Counsel Respondent

Parties (10)

Kong Kien Toon Respondent Kong Kin Hock Appellant Kong Kin Lay Appellant Kong Kin Siong Respondent Kong Lan Choon Respondent Kong Lan Ho Appellant Kong Lan Kiat Appellant Kong Lan Lee Appellant Kong Lan Su Appellant Kong Lum Fong Appellant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g)

Cases Cited (31)

SLR (5)

[1998] 2 SLR(R) 855 [1999] 2 SLR 579 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 983 [2007] 4 SLR 855 [2018] 1 SLR 894

UK (14)

[1978] 1 WLR 770 [2001] EWCA Civ 1879 [2002] 1 WLR 1087 [2002] 1 WLR 1097 [2003] 1 WLR 1511 [2004] EWCA Civ 1554 [2007] EWHC 2298 [2010] 1 WLR 2020 [2010] EWCA Civ 1430 [2010] EWHC 408 [2016] EWCA Civ 37 [2021] EWHC 563 [2022] Ch 339 [2024] EWHC 321

MY (12)

[1971] 2 MLJ 263 [1974] 1 MLJ 62 [1987] 1 MLJ 492 [2002] 4 CLJ 90 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [2005] 2 MLJ 1 [2018] 5 MLJ 701 [2018] 7 CLJ 154 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2020] 4 AMR 365 [2020] 4 MLJ 581