Dr Ang Yong Guan v Singapore Medical Council

[2025] SGHC 17 High Court (General Division) 5 February 2025 • C3J/OA 8/2023|C3J/OA 9/2023 • 61 min read
16 cases cited

Catchwords

Professions — Medical profession and practice — Professional conduct

Practice Areas

Professions

Judges (3)

Belinda Ang Saw Ean Delivered Sundaresh Menon Coram Tay Yong Kwang Coram

Counsel (10)

Braddell Brothers LLP Firm Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Tan Rajah & Cheah LLP Firm Chan Yu Jie Counsel Respondent Chandra Mohan K Nair Counsel Appellant Christopher Chong Fook Choy Counsel Appellant Colin Wu Guolin Counsel Respondent Kronenburg Edmund Jerome Counsel Respondent Sim Mei Jun Audrey Counsel Appellant Thng Yu Ting, Angelia Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Singapore Medical Council Respondent Dr Ang Yong Guan Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 17 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 5 February 2025 concerning Professions, specifically addressing medical profession and practice. The judgment was delivered by Belinda Ang Saw Ean, with Sundaresh Menon and Tay Yong Kwang on the coram. The case was brought by Dr Ang Yong Guan (appellant) against Singapore Medical Council (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP and Braddell Brothers LLP. The judgment cites 16 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Medical Registration Act.

Summary

Dr Ang Yong Guan, a senior psychiatrist, was found liable by the Court of Three Judges for three charges of professional misconduct for departing from MOH prescribing guidelines in his treatment of a patient over two years, including prescribing benzodiazepines and antipsychotics without proper justification. The court sentenced Dr Ang to a 15-month suspension and ordered him to pay costs of $100,000, noting his treatment fell below the standard expected of a competent psychiatrist.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 17?

[2025] SGHC 17 (Dr Ang Yong Guan v Singapore Medical Council) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 5 February 2025 addressing Professions, specifically medical profession and practice. The judgment was delivered by Belinda Ang Saw Ean.

Who were the parties in Dr Ang Yong Guan v Singapore Medical Council?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC 17 was Dr Ang Yong Guan, and the respondent was Singapore Medical Council. Legal representation included Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP and Braddell Brothers LLP. The case was decided on 5 February 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 17?

[2025] SGHC 17 was delivered by Belinda Ang Saw Ean in the High Court (General Division) on 5 February 2025. Sundaresh Menon and Tay Yong Kwang also sat on the coram. The case concerned Professions.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 17 cite?

[2025] SGHC 17 cites 16 prior decisions. It references Medical Registration Act.

Statutes Cited

Medical Registration Act (Cap 174)
s 53(1)(e)

Cases Cited (16)

SG (2)
[2023] SGHC 313 [2024] SGHC 283
SLR (14)
[2013] 1 SLR 83 [2014] 4 SLR 877 [2016] 5 SLR 636 [2017] 1 SLR 461 [2017] 5 SLR 356 [2018] 3 SLR 943 [2019] 3 SLR 526 [2019] 4 SLR 838 [2021] 3 SLR 1232 [2023] 3 SLR 705 [2023] 4 SLR 1328 [2024] 4 SLR 1364 [2024] 4 SLR 1561 [2024] 4 SLR 453

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 17)