13 Mar 2026
1. ) Gan Seng Giap 2. ) Yeong Siew Ching 1. ) Mohd Fazely Bin Md Taha 2. ) Nur Hidayah Hamizah Bte Mohd Ruba'i
- Citation
- JA-12B-36-06/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- JA-12B-36-06/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Applying established appellate restraint and cited authorities, the court adjusted the trial quantum where awards were outside appropriate evaluative considerations: it upheld the RM400,000 general award for traumatic spinal cord injury as within the Compendium range; allowed a 10% overlap deduction producing a global general damages award of RM410,400; held that living expenses of RM1,150 per month must be deducted from the multiplicand under s28A, recalculating loss of earnings to RM475,527.50; determined future care should be provided at home at RM3,500/month for 19 post-trial years produc…