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Civil procedure [2026] SGMC 3

WEN HANRONG v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor

Assessment of damages in a road traffic injury claim. The court found four rib fractures and one manubrium fracture, rejected alleged heart and lung causation, and awarded damages with interest exclusions.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Causation
  • Expert evidence and single joint expert (sje)
  • Admissibility of medical/tcm expenses
  • Duty of counsel / paramount duty to court
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Tort [2021] SGCA 92

Foo Chee Boon Edward v Seto Wei Meng & Anor

The Court of Appeal upheld liability against a surgeon for delaying ambulance transfer after catastrophic hypoxaemia, but reduced damages on appeal.

  • Breach of duty
  • Causation
  • Informed consent
  • Loss of dependency
  • Loss of inheritance
  • Assessment of quantum
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Tort [2021] SGHC 10

NOOR AZLIN BINTE ABDUL RAHMAN v CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL PTE LTD & 3 Ors

The High Court assessed damages after the Court of Appeal found CGH negligent in failing to follow up incidental X-ray findings in Ms Azlin’s case.

  • Causation
  • Quantum of damages
  • Assessment of loss by estate
  • Interim payment
  • Aggravated and punitive damages
  • Interest on damages
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Tort [2020] SGHC 184

ST BUILDING SOLUTIONS PTE LTD v FORTYTWO PTE. LTD.

Assessment of damages after flooding damage in a warehouse unit. The court rejected most specific heads of loss for lack of proof, but awarded general damages and short-term loss of use.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Burden of proof
  • Mitigation
  • Evidential sufficiency
  • Loss of use
  • Interest on judgment
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Tort [2017] SGHC 304

YEO CHEE SIONG v SALPAC (S) PTE LTD & Anor

The court assessed damages for a worker seriously injured in a lorry-bus collision, awarding SGD 576,626 for injuries, earnings loss, and future care.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Pain and suffering
  • Loss of future earnings
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future nursing care
  • Quantification of brain injury
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Building and construction law [2017] SGCA 53

CAA TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD v Newcon Builders Pte Ltd

The Court of Appeal upheld termination of a sub-contract for delay, refused to imply due-diligence and time-essential terms, and set aside a $407,000 liquidated damages award.

  • Implied terms
  • Termination for breach
  • Liquidated damages
  • Causation
  • Sub-contracts
  • Time being of the essence
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Torts [2017] SGCA 29

QUEK YEN FEI KENNETH SUING BY LITIGATION REPRESENTIVE PANG CHOY CHUN (NRIC NO. S1163437J) v YEO CHYE HUAT

Singapore Court of Appeal varied a personal injury damages award, increasing future medical expenses and loss of earning capacity but upholding pain-and-suffering damages.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Future medical expenses
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Multipliers and discount rates
  • Costs and offers to settle
  • Provisional damages
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Tort [2015] SGHC 149

Li Siu Lun v Looi Kok Poh and another

High Court appeal on damages for unlawful means conspiracy over altered medical consent records. The court increased compensatory damages, awarded aggravated damages, and rejected punitive damages.

  • Conspiracy by unlawful means
  • Aggravated damages
  • Quantification of damages (damages at large)
  • Punitive/exemplary damages
  • Recoverability of investigatory/legal costs
  • Access to and alteration of medical records
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Tort [2014] SGHCR 15

Wan Kam Fook and another (dependents of Chin Talap a/p Wan Kam Fook, deceased) v Kor Xie Wey and another

Assessment of damages in a fatal motor accident claim. The court fixed the deceased’s prospective earnings, apportionment to parents, and separate multipliers for each parent.

  • Wrongful death
  • Dependency claims
  • Multiplicand and multiplier assessment
  • Apportionment of dependency
  • Bereavement and funeral expenses
  • Dependency-claims
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Tort [2014] SGCA 31

Lai Wai Keong Eugene v Loo Wei Yen

The Court of Appeal upheld conventional multiplier-based damages assessment for future losses and declined a wholesale move to present value calculations.

  • Loss of future earnings
  • Future medical expenses
  • Multiplier versus present value
  • Discount rate
  • Retirement age
  • Personal-injury-damages
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