EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD

[2025] SGHC 10 High Court (General Division) 21 January 2025 • HC/OC 361/2023 • 64 min read
5 cases cited (1 SG, 4 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Employment Law — Termination Employment Law — Unfair dismissal

Practice Areas

Employment Law

Judges (1)

Chua Lee Ming Delivered

Counsel (4)

Legal Clinic LLC Firm Kuah Boon Theng Counsel Defendant Shenna Tjoa Counsel Defendant Yong Shuk Lin Vanessa Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd Defendant Tan Tung Wee Eddie Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 10 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 21 January 2025 concerning Employment Law, specifically addressing termination and unfair dismissal. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming. The case was brought by Tan Tung Wee Eddie (plaintiff) against Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Legal Clinic LLC. The judgment cites 5 cases (1 Singapore, 4 foreign). This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A neurosurgeon employed by Singapore Health Services claimed wrongful dismissal after being terminated for unauthorised access to medical records of over 70 patients not under his care. The court dismissed the claim in its entirety, finding the employer had acted within its contractual rights in dismissing the claimant whose repeated breaches of patient confidentiality, driven by envy of a colleague, irrevocably destroyed the necessary trust and confidence.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 10?

[2025] SGHC 10 (EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 21 January 2025 addressing Employment Law, specifically termination and unfair dismissal. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming.

Who were the parties in EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 10 was Tan Tung Wee Eddie, and the defendant was Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Legal Clinic LLC. The case was decided on 21 January 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 10?

[2025] SGHC 10 was delivered by Chua Lee Ming in the High Court (General Division) on 21 January 2025. The case concerned Employment Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 10 cite?

[2025] SGHC 10 cites 5 prior decisions, including 4 from foreign jurisdictions. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Cases Cited (5)

SLR (1)
[2020] 2 SLR 386
UK (4)
[1988] QB 532 [1989] AC 346 [2022] 4 WLR 84 [2024] 3 WLR 403

Cited By (1)

[2025] SGHC(A) 12
EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 10)