Damages

29 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Assessment 11

Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases 4

Compensation and damages 3

Remoteness 2

Quantum 2

Liquidated damages or penalty 1

Practice and procedure — Plaintiff partially compensated by other parties out of court — Whether claim should be barred because of risk of double recovery 1

Special damages 1

Measure of damages — Dependency claims for death caused by wrongful act — Application of actuarial tables to dependency claims 1

Measure of damages — Contract — Damages for misdelivery of cargo 1

Assessment — Loss of amenities 1

Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage 1

Assessment — Making different awards of pain and suffering for different periods of time 1

Special damages — Whether damages may be awarded despite the absence of documentary evidence 1

Rules in awarding — Doctrine of collateral benefits — Whether medical expenses paid with MediShield are claimable 1

+ 15 more sub-topics

Court Distribution

SGHC 26 SGDC 11 SGHC(A) 4 SGMC 2 SGHC(I) 2 SGCA 1 SGHCR 1

Key Statutes

Evidence Act (Cap 97)

8 cases

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)

5 cases

Interpretation Act (Cap 1)

2 cases

Companies Act (Cap 50)

2 cases

Misrepresentation Act

1 case

Employment Rights Act

1 case

Employment Act (Cap 91)

1 case

Intestate Succession Act

1 case

Wills Act

1 case

Land Titles Act (Cap 157)

1 case

Income Tax Act (Cap 134)

1 case

Central Provident Fund Act

1 case

Limitation Act (Cap 163)

1 case

UK COGSA and the Bills of Lading Act (Cap 384)

1 case

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B)

1 case

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Woo Bih Li 4 Debbie Ong Siew Ling 2 Ang Cheng Hock 2 See Kee Oon 2 Wong Li Kok, Alex 2

Top Firms

Allen & Gledhill LLP 4 Drew & Napier LLC 3 TSMP Law Corporation 3 Titanium Law Chambers LLC 3 Legal Solutions LLC 2

Top Lawyers

Koh Keh Jang Fendrick 3 Lim Hui Ying 2 Phua Cheng Sye Charles 2 Lok Vi Ming 2 Thio Shen Yi 2

Cases

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Alexandru Kalen v World Exchange Services Pte. Ltd.

9 February 2026

[2026] SGHC(A) 4

LOW WOON HONG v LIM CHUN YONG (LIN JUNXIONG)

3 February 2026

GRACE CHIA JUNE THEO (XIE YUNZHEN) MRS GRACE DONEY & 3 Ors v SELVAKUMAR RANJAN & Anor

30 January 2026

[2026] SGHC(A) 3

Zhang Jinxia & Anor v Zhu Yuhua

26 January 2026

Prashant Mudgal v SAP Asia Pte. Ltd.

21 January 2026

GC LEASE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v FONBELL SOLUTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors

20 January 2026

WEN HANRONG v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor

[2025] SGDC 318

CHAN KONG THOE v TRICILIA TANG PEI LU

10 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 245

CVK v CVO & 3 Ors

5 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 232

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED v LIPPO MARINA COLLECTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors

26 November 2025

[2025] SGHC 206

Lai Kai Jin Michael (Lai Kairen Michael) v Maybank Securities Pte. Ltd. & Anor

24 October 2025

[2025] SGHC 204

PARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v LAW CHING HUNG & 3 Ors

16 October 2025

[2025] SGDC 260

TEY SONG KIEM MRS GOH CHEOW MIANG v MOHD JAFFAR BIN ISMAIL practising as FFUSION ARCHITECTS (Singapore UEN No. XXXXXXXXM) & Anor

30 September 2025

WINSON OIL TRADING PTE. LTD. v UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED

5 September 2025

[2025] SGHC 172

Fauzi Bin Noh v Zulkepli Bin Husain

[2025] SGHC 168

SMART GLOVE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v FULL SUPPORT HEALTHCARE LIMITED

[2025] SGHC 160

KA SHIN TECHNOLOGIES (S) PTE LTD v TAN KIAT LIAN & 2 Ors

[2025] SGDC 150

KO WAH v SAMIKANNU MANICKAVASAKAR & Anor

[2025] SGHC 143

ENVY ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 5 Ors v NG YU ZHI & 3 Ors

[2025] SGHCR 22

Fauzi Bin Noh v Zulkepli Bin Husain

[2025] SGHC(I) 17

JULIAN MORENO BELTRAN & 9 Ors v TERRAFORM LABS PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC 122

LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v Ng Hoe Seng (formerly trading as EMCASE SG)

[2025] SGHC 107

SHRI BAJRANG POWER AND ISPAT LIMITED v STEEL CORP LIMITED

[2025] SGHC(A) 7

Goh Jin Hian v Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd

Valency International Pte Ltd v JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd & 2 Ors