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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 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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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 [2024] SGHC 212

CHOO YEW LIANG SEBASTIAN v KOH YEW TECK

High Court appeal on motor-accident damages, addressing causation, pre-existing injuries, and the quantification of general and special damages.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Causation
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future medical expenses
  • Apportionment
  • Interlocutory judgment
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Tort [2023] SGHC 215

POONGOTHAI KUPPUSAMY v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor

High Court assessment of damages for road traffic injuries, including earnings loss, medical costs, prosthetics, transport, and pain-and-suffering.

  • Measure of damages
  • Mitigation
  • Pre-trial loss of earnings
  • Loss of future earnings
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Medical and future medical expenses
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Tort [2019] SGHC 136

SOH XIA KAI, RONNIE v LOKE CHOR KAY

High Court assessment of damages for a motorcyclist injured in a road accident, with awards for leg and knee injuries, future treatment, and costs.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future medical expenses
  • Scarring
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Costs and offers to settle
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Tort [2018] SGCA 80

YAP BOON FONG YVONNE (YE WENFENG YVONNE) v WONG KOK MUN ALVIN & Anor

Court of Appeal held Singapore law does not recognise pre-trial loss of earning capacity, substituted special damages for pre-trial loss of earnings, and upheld the post-trial award.

  • Pre-trial loss of earnings
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Special vs general damages
  • Burden of proof
  • Admissibility of opinion evidence (s32b)
  • Multiplier-multiplicand approach
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Civil [2018] SGHCR 02

HAZWANI BINTE AMIN v CHIA HEOK MENG

Assessment of damages after a road accident, awarding the plaintiff $220,806.20 and dismissing claims for Hepatitis C treatment and loss of earning capacity.

  • Pain and suffering
  • Future medical expenses
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Special damages
  • Causation
  • Evidence (circumstantial)
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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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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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