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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
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Personal injury [2026] SGDC 123

CHOWDHURY JAKIR v YU LI CONSTRUCTION & TRADING PTE. LTD. & Anor

District Court assessment of damages after a workplace fall: general damages were awarded for head, back and psychiatric injuries, but most other heads failed for lack of proof.

  • Assessment of general damages
  • Loss of earnings and earning capacity
  • Future medical expenses
  • Special damages proof
  • Causation
  • Contributory negligence
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Personal injury [2026] SGDC 106

TAN AI NGOH v SHAIK FARID BIN OLI ABDUL LATIFF

District Court assessment of damages arising from a road traffic accident, awarding $56,350 on a 100% basis for knee, foot, head, PTSD and financial losses.

  • Pain and suffering
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Pre-trial loss of earnings
  • Quantum of damages
  • Causation
  • Future medical expenses
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Civil procedure [2026] SGDC 102

ANDY TAN POH WENG v JEE LEE

District Court appeal in a personal injury assessment. The court upheld the damages award, rejected aggravation and psychiatric causation claims, admitted some further evidence, and ordered repayment of excess interim payment.

  • Aggravation of pre-existing conditions
  • Causation of psychiatric injury
  • Admission of fresh evidence on appeal
  • Ladd v marshall test and modified test
  • Interim payment repayment
  • Indemnity costs and calderbank offers
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Civil procedure [2026] SGHCR 2

COREY MATHEW BERARD v TIDEWATER OFFSHORE OPERATIONS PTE LTD

The High Court struck out a personal injury claim as time-barred, holding the claimant had constructive knowledge by March 2022 and US proceedings did not stop time.

  • Striking out
  • Section 24a limitation act
  • Knowledge for limitation
  • Foreign proceedings and territorial scope
  • Vicarious liability
  • Striking-out
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Tort [2026] SGHC(A) 4

LOW WOON HONG v LIM CHUN YONG (LIN JUNXIONG)

Appeals over damages from a road-accident claim. The court reduced future earnings, nursing care, and occupational therapy awards, and set aside home-leave caregiver costs.

  • Damages assessment
  • Loss of future earnings
  • Nursing care costs
  • Gratuitous care
  • Admissibility of business records/hearsay
  • Non-party costs
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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
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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
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Tort [2025] SGHC 172

Fauzi Bin Noh v Zulkepli Bin Husain

The High Court allowed the plaintiff’s appeal on pre-trial loss of earnings, holding he had reasonably mitigated by working in Malaysia despite lingering injuries.

  • Pre-trial loss of earnings
  • Mitigation
  • Assessment of damages
  • Quantification of earnings
  • Covid-19 impact on mitigation
  • Pre-trial-loss-of-earnings
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Civil procedure [2025] SGHCR 27

NG ZHI LIANG v VOON GIE MIN

The High Court Registrar applied ROC 2021 O 13 r 8 and ordered a SGD 100,000 interim payment in a personal injury claim after finding a strong case on liability and hardship.

  • Interim payment
  • Quantum of damages
  • Causation
  • Rules of court 2021 interpretation
  • Hardship
  • Interim-payment
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