ENG BENG v LO KOK JONG
Outcome
Appeal allowedI allow the appeal.
Source: [2023] SGHC 63, High Court (General Division), decided 20 March 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Tan Siong Thye |
| Charges / claim | Damages |
| Outcome | Appeal allowed |
| Counsel | Allen & Gledhill LLP, Hoh Law Corporation, Legal Solutions LLC, Akramjeet Singh Khaira, Jonathan Kenric Trachsel, Mark Cheng Wei Chin, VM Vidthiya |
Source: [2023] SGHC 63, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Eng Beng v Lo Kok Jong [2023] SGHC 63 was decided by Tan Siong Thye J in the General Division of the High Court on Registrar's Appeal from the State Courts No 30 of 2022, with reserved judgment delivered on 20 March 2023. The appellant, Eng Beng, an 84-year-old Singapore citizen and member of the Pioneer Generation, was injured when the respondent Lo Kok Jong's motor car collided into her, and she claimed general and special damages including full medical expenses without deducting the government subsidies and grants she received. The Deputy Registrar and, on appeal, the District Judge had both refused her claim for the full medical expenses on the ground that it would amount to double recovery; the excerpt frames the central issue on further appeal rather than stating its final outcome.
[2023] SGHC 63 explained
ENG BENG v LO KOK JONG ([2023] SGHC 63) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 20 March 2023. It is categorised under Damages. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 [2023] SGHC 63 about?
ENG BENG v LO KOK JONG ([2023] SGHC 63) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Damages — Rules in awarding”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 63 consider?
The judgment refers to Pioneer Generation and Merdeka Generation Funds Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 63?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 63 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
Eng Beng, an 84-year-old pedestrian injured when struck by a car driven by Lo Kok Jong, appealed against decisions refusing her claim for full medical expenses that had been substantially reduced by government subsidies and grants. The central issue was whether she could recover the full amount without deducting those subsidies. The High Court awarded an additional sum of $39,515.08 in special damages, subject to her returning that amount to the Ministry of Health less legal costs, to avoid double recovery.
What was the issue in Eng Beng v Lo Kok Jong [2023] SGHC 63?
The issue was whether Eng Beng, an 84-year-old Pioneer Generation member injured in a car collision by Lo Kok Jong, could claim full medical expenses without deducting government subsidies and grants, or whether that would amount to double recovery.
What did the lower courts decide before Eng Beng v Lo Kok Jong reached the High Court ([2023] SGHC 63)?
The Deputy Registrar refused Eng Beng's claim for the full medical expenses on the ground of double recovery, and on appeal the District Judge refused the claim on the same ground, after which she appealed to the High Court before Tan Siong Thye J.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 63)