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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
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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
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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
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Tort [2025] SGDC 331

UDDIN MOHAMMAD ZOSIM v CES ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION PTE.LTD.

The District Court dismissed a worker’s negligence claim over a rebar accident, finding no proven breach of duty and that the Workplace Safety & Health Act did not create a civil claim.

  • Negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Contributory negligence
  • Res ipsa loquitur
  • Workplace safety and health act s60(1)
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Tort [2025] SGHC 258

LEE HSUEH CHING @ FIONA LEE SARGEANT & Anor v LOH KIA HUI

The High Court dismissed negligence claims against a former relationship manager, but held the bank’s terms entitled her to indemnity costs for her successful defence.

  • Negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Voluntary assumption of responsibility
  • Indemnity of agents
  • Contractual indemnity clauses
  • Third party enforcement (contracts (rights of third parties) act)
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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
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Tort [2025] SGMC 72

FEDERAL FIRE ENGINEERING PTE LTD v EIGEN E&C PTE. LTD. & Anor

The court held that a fire-testing engineer owed and breached a duty of care when aerosol was discharged into a BESS, and that the claimant was vicariously liable.

  • Negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of contract
  • Vicarious liability
  • Factual foreseeability
  • Proximity
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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
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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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