Lang Ren Jee, Renata Mrs Tay Ren Jee, Renata v Toh Yih Wei

[2023] SGHC 147 High Court (General Division) 18 May 2023 HC/S 1020/2020

2 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	18 May 2023
Judge	Lai Siu Chiu
Charges / claim	Damages
Counsel	Central Chambers Law Corporation, Tan Kok Quan Partnership, Fernandez Christopher, Mark Ho En Tian (He Entian), Ramasamy s/o Karuppan Chettiar, Wu Lennon Leong Chong

Source: [2023] SGHC 147, High Court (General Division), decided 18 May 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Damages — Assessment

Practice Areas

Damages

Judges (1)

Lai Siu Chiu Delivered

Counsel (6)

Central Chambers Law Corporation Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm Fernandez Christopher Counsel for the defendant

Mark Ho En Tian (He Entian) Counsel for the plaintiff

Ramasamy s/o Karuppan Chettiar Counsel for the plaintiff

Wu Lennon Leong Chong Counsel for the defendant

Parties (2)

Lang Ren Jee Renata Mrs Tay Ren Jee Renata Plaintiff

Toh Yih Wei Defendant

Case Significance

Lang Ren Jee Renata Mrs Tay Ren Jee Renata v Toh Yih Wei [2023] SGHC 147 is a reserved judgment of Lai Siu Chiu SJ in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 18 May 2023 in Suit No 1020 of 2020. The claim arose from a traffic accident on 7 July 2018 in which the defendant's Malaysian-registered vehicle rear-ended the plaintiff's vehicle, causing acute whiplash injury to her cervical spine and neck and acute soft tissue injury to her back. Interlocutory judgment with 100% liability against the defendant was entered on 17 August 2021, and the hearing before the court was to assess the damages due to the plaintiff for her injuries.

Summary

Lang Ren Jee Renata claimed damages against Toh Yih Wei arising from a 2018 traffic accident in which the defendant's vehicle rear-ended hers, causing whiplash and soft-tissue injuries, with interlocutory judgment already entered at 100% liability. Following the assessment hearing, which included private-investigator surveillance evidence, the court assessed her total damages at $173,403.69, disallowing a claimed 10% inflation uplift on future medical expenses.

What was Lang Ren Jee Renata v Toh Yih Wei [2023] SGHC 147 about?

Lai Siu Chiu SJ heard the assessment of damages arising from a traffic accident on 7 July 2018, in which the defendant's Malaysian-registered vehicle rear-ended the plaintiff's car, causing whiplash and soft tissue injuries. Liability had already been fixed at 100%.

What injuries were assessed in Lang Ren Jee Renata v Toh Yih Wei [2023] SGHC 147?

The plaintiff sustained acute whiplash injury to her cervical spine and neck and acute soft tissue injury to her back. With interlocutory judgment of 100% liability entered on 17 August 2021, the hearing assessed the damages due for those injuries.