Sign in
Singapore Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

Singapore Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
2 court collections
Last checked

Singapore decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Tort [2026] SGDC 167

Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang

The District Court assessed damages for a road traffic injury claim, rejecting shoulder causation and future loss claims but awarding limited sums for a neck injury, hand contusion, head injury, medical and transport expenses.

  • Causation
  • Measure of damages
  • General damages
  • Special damages
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Medical expenses
Read case analysis
Tort [2026] SGDC 87

CHOO MEE HUA v HPC BUILDERS PTE LTD

The District Court held that the defendant owed and breached a duty of care over a public walkway hazard, but the claimant was 75% contributorily negligent.

  • Duty of care
  • Breach of duty
  • Contributory negligence
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Statutory and industry standards (wsha, bca code, iso)
  • Negligence
Read case analysis
Building and construction law [2026] SGHC 39

33Club Pte. Ltd. v Design Cliniq Pte. Ltd.

The High Court held that renovation rectification using screws was safe, found no fixed $500,000 contract price, implied a reasonable price term, and awarded the defendant a net SGD 307,743.

  • Construction torts
  • Contractors’ duties
  • Damages for defects
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Formation and interpretation
  • Quantum meruit
Read case analysis
Tort [2026] SGDC 45

Bian Xiaofan v Changheng (Singapore) Engineering Pte. Ltd & Anor

The District Court dismissed a worker’s negligence claim after finding he had not proved the accident happened as pleaded or that the defendant breached any duty.

  • Duty of care
  • Breach of duty
  • Causation
  • Evidence and credibility
  • Workplace safety procedures
  • Remedies and costs
Read case analysis
Tort [2026] SGDC 47

WEE SOON WAH v SYN CHEVOR CHEE MENG TROY ANTHONY

The District Court held that the defendant was 100% liable for a motor accident after driving against traffic, and rejected any contributory negligence by the claimant.

  • Contributory negligence
  • Liability
  • Duty of care
  • Right of way
  • Mitigation of harm
  • Contributory-negligence
Read case analysis
Tort [2025] SGDC 318

CHAN KONG THOE v TRICILIA TANG PEI LU

Assessment of damages after a motor accident. The court found most claimed injuries were unproven, awarding only damages for abrasions, soft tissue injuries, limited earnings loss, and expenses.

  • Causation
  • Assessment of damages
  • Credibility of witness
  • Expert evidence and weight
  • Loss of earnings
  • Future medical expenses
Read case analysis
Tort [2025] SGDC 312

BAEK JONGWOO v JOHN S/O SUSARETNAM

The District Court held that a driver who ran a red light breached his duty of care, and that an unbelted passenger was 20% responsible for his injuries.

  • Seatbelt obligation
  • Contributory negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Apportionment of fault
  • Contributory-negligence
Read case analysis
Building and construction law [2025] SGDC 253

SOH CHUAN SWEE & Anor v L.S. CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD

The District Court dismissed claims that construction vibrations and repair works negligently damaged a nearby house, finding breach and causation were not proved.

  • Vibration-causing works
  • Adjoining land damage
  • Repair works
  • Duty of care
  • Causation
  • Expert evidence on vibrations
Read case analysis
Tort [2025] SGDC 260

TEY SONG KIEM MRS GOH CHEOW MIANG v MOHD JAFFAR BIN ISMAIL practising as FFUSION ARCHITECTS (Singapore UEN No. XXXXXXXXM) & Anor

The District Court held the architect owed no duty for the automated gate’s operational design or installation supervision, but the contractor was liable for the gate collapse.

  • Duty of care
  • Proximity
  • Scope of services
  • Supervision
  • Novus actus interveniens
  • Contributory negligence
Read case analysis
Contract [2025] SGHC 141

FEIDA BUS CONSORTIUM PTE. LTD. v ROYAL AUTOZ EXPORTER PTE. LTD.

High Court of Singapore decision on fire damage at a warehouse tenancy, addressing contract, negligence, res ipsa loquitur, and a hose reel counterclaim.

  • Implied terms
  • Res ipsa loquitur
  • Duty of care
  • Contract interpretation
  • Causation
  • Allocation of risk
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

Singapore decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.