Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang
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In Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang [2026] SGDC 167, Deputy Registrar Lee Jia En Gloria of the District Court assessed damages arising from a road accident on Guillemard Road on 25 April 2016 at around 11pm. The parties had previously entered a consent interlocutory judgment at 65% liability in the plaintiff's favour, and the assessment — heard across eight sitting dates between January 2025 and April 2026 — centred on whether the defendant's negligence caused the plaintiff's neck and shoulder injuries, with expert evidence from Dr Benjamin Tow and Dr Chong Weng Wah Roland for the plaintiff and Dr Kamal Bose for the defendant.
[2026] SGDC 167 explained
Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang ([2026] SGDC 167) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 20 May 2026. It is categorised under Tort and Damages. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2026] SGDC 167 about?
Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang ([2026] SGDC 167) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Tort — Negligence — Causation” and “Damages – Measure of damages – Personal injury cases”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGDC 167 consider?
The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGDC 167 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2026] SGMC 3 and [2024] SGHC 212. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
The plaintiff was injured in a road accident on Guillemard Road on 25 April 2016, and parties had entered a consent interlocutory judgment at 65% liability in his favour, with this hearing concerning the assessment of damages. The central dispute was causation for the plaintiff's neck and shoulder injuries, with conflicting expert evidence as to whether these conditions were attributable to the accident. The Deputy Registrar found that causation for the shoulder injuries and persistent neck symptoms was not established due to lack of contemporaneous medical records, awarding total damages of $8,989.55 on a 100% basis, comprising $2,000 for neck injury, $750 for right hand injury, $1,500 for minor head injury, and $4,439.55 in medical expenses.
What was Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang about?
The District Court case [2026] SGDC 167 was an assessment of damages following a 2016 Guillemard Road accident. Liability had been fixed at 65% in the plaintiff's favour by consent, and Deputy Registrar Lee Jia En Gloria resolved a key causation dispute over the plaintiff's neck and shoulder injuries based on competing orthopaedic expert evidence.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 167)