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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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Defamation [2026] SGHC 69

Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan v Xu Yuanchen

The High Court assessed defamation damages after default judgment, awarding each claimant S$210,000 for a TOC article and its republications.

  • General damages
  • Aggravated damages
  • Publication and republication
  • Malice
  • Injunction
  • Quantum assessment
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Damages [2026] SGMC 37

Chen Eng Kiat v Muhammad Helmy Bin Mohd Hasbollah

Assessment of damages after a road traffic accident: general damages were awarded, rental charges were proved, but repair costs were rejected for lack of proof.

  • Special damages
  • General damages
  • Assessment of damages
  • Admissibility
  • Costs
  • Assessment-of-damages
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Tort [2025] SGHCR 22

Fauzi Bin Noh v Zulkepli Bin Husain

The High Court assessed damages for a motorcycle-lorry collision, applying the AD Guidelines with inflation uplift and awarding sums for injuries, future medical care, earnings loss, and medical expenses.

  • Damages assessment
  • General damages
  • Special damages
  • Future loss
  • Causation
  • Apportionment of liability
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Tort [2025] SGHC 54

Diana Foo v Woo Mui Chan

The High Court held that loss of earnings, business and clientele in defamation is special damage, not general damage, and awarded the plaintiff $41,250 in total.

  • General damages
  • Special damages
  • Aggravated damages
  • Pleading requirements
  • Res judicata
  • Internet publication
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Tort [2025] SGDC 77

JA'AFAR BIN ABDUL SAMAD v LIM ZHEN XIANG

Rear-end collision claim: the court found low impact, awarded damages for a minor shoulder strain and neck strain, but rejected vertigo, future medical expenses and loss of earning capacity.

  • Causation
  • Assessment of damages
  • Expert evidence weight
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future medical expenses
  • General damages
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Tort [2021] SGHC 264

MUHAMMAD ADAM LEE BIN MUHAMMAD LEE v TAY JIA RONG SEAN

The High Court assessed damages for a pedestrian badly injured in a 2015 car accident, awarding $2,186,182.40 and rejecting aggravated damages.

  • Measure of damages
  • General damages
  • Future loss of earnings
  • Actuarial tables (pirc tables)
  • Multiplier methodology
  • Aggravated damages
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Tort [2019] SGHC 282

DANIAL SYAFIQ BIN MAHBOB v AMIN JUMAN BIN ABDUL JABBAR & Anor

Assessment of damages after a road accident left the plaintiff with traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and cognitive impairment. The court awarded general and special damages.

  • Assessment of damages
  • General damages
  • Special damages
  • Loss of future earnings vs loss of earning capacity
  • Future care and medical expenses
  • Post-traumatic epilepsy
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Tort [2019] SGHC 148

ALAM JAHANGIR v MEGA METAL PTE LTD

Assessment of damages for a workplace arm injury. The High Court awarded damages for pain and suffering, medical care, transport, and earnings loss, then applied 50% contributory negligence and set-off.

  • Negligence
  • Contributory negligence
  • General damages
  • Special damages
  • Future loss of earnings
  • Set-off
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Tort [2017] SGHC 219

TAN SHI LIN v POH CHE THIAM

Assessment of damages after a road accident: the High Court awarded the plaintiff $483,626.90, including separate sums for foot injuries, pain, future earnings and special damages.

  • Measure of damages
  • General damages
  • Special damages
  • Loss of future earnings
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future medical expenses
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