Dementia – A Legal Perspective

Date: 29 Aug 2026

Time: 02.00PM to 03.00PM

Venue: Online Zoom

Event Type: Open House, Enrichment Talks

School/Department: School of Law

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Synopsis of the Talk

Dementia is a progressive disease that could eventually strike us. In 2023, the Institute of Mental Health, through a study, reported that 8.8% of those aged 60 years and above in Singapore suffered from dementia. The numbers are expected to rise and there could be 152,000 people living with dementia by 2030 as projected by DementiaHub.sg.  

Consider if Mrs. T suffered from dementia and executed a will in favour of her son, S. Mrs. T also authorized S to make decisions about her personal welfare and property and affairs through a Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”). D, Mrs. T’s daughter sought the court’s assistance to invalidate the will and the LPA. What is your assessment?  

Consequently, a person suffering from dementia could have executed legal documents such as a will and/or a Lasting Power of Attorney and this webinar serves to discuss interesting cases on the Courts’ views on selected issues involving dementia and legal capacity.

Speaker’s Biodata

Mr Paul Cheong is presently a senior lecturer in the School of Law at Singapore University of Social Sciences. He taught the Wills, Probate and Administration, Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence as well as Trial Advocacy Courses. In addition, he is Of Counsel at Kalidass Law Corporation. 

Previously, as a Legal Service Officer, he had served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor, Assistant Official Assignee, Assistant Official Receiver, Assistant Public Trustee and a Senior Assistant Director of the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office, Ministry of Law. Thereafter, he also served as a Principal Prosecuting Officer and Senior Assistant Director of Ministry of Manpower.