TAN AI NGOH v SHAIK FARID BIN OLI ABDUL LATIFF

[2026] SGDC 106 District Court 30 March 2026 • DC/DC 1444/2021 ( DC/AD 428/2024 ) • 34 min read

9 cases cited

Catchwords

Damages — Measure of damages — Personal injury cases

Practice Areas

Damages

Judges (1)

Lee Jia En Gloria Delivered

Counsel (4)

ALP Law Corporation Firm Willy Tay's Chambers Firm Allister Lim Wee Sing Counsel Plaintiff Tay Boon Chong Willy Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Shaik Farid Bin Oli Abdul Latiff Defendant Tan Ai Ngoh Plaintiff

Case Significance

Tan Ai Ngoh v Shaik Farid bin Oli Abdul Latiff [2026] SGDC 106 is a District Court judgment on assessment of damages delivered by Deputy Registrar Lee Jia En Gloria on 30 March 2026, arising from a road traffic accident on 3 August 2018 in which the defendant's car struck the plaintiff, then a pedestrian aged 66. Parties had entered a consent interlocutory judgment in 2022 fixing liability at 80% in the plaintiff's favour, and the central disputes at the assessment hearing concerned whether residual knee pain was permanent and whether the plaintiff — aged 73 at the time of hearing — retained employability. Deputy Registrar Lee assessed damages at $56,350 on a 100% basis. Allister Lim Wee Sing of ALP Law Corporation appeared for the plaintiff; Tay Boon Chong Willy of Willy Tay's Chambers appeared for the defendant.

Summary

Tan Ai Ngoh, a pedestrian who was 66 years old at the time of a road traffic accident on 3 August 2018, claimed damages against the defendant driver Shaik Farid bin Oli Abdul Latiff following a consent interlocutory judgment at 80% liability. The Deputy Registrar assessed total damages at $56,350 on a 100% basis, covering left knee injuries ($11,500), foot injuries ($6,000), scars ($4,000), PTSD ($3,000), head injuries ($3,000), loss of earning capacity ($5,000), pre-trial loss of earnings ($14,021.51), future medical expenses ($4,000), future transport expenses ($380), and medical expenses ($5,448.94).

How much was awarded in Tan Ai Ngoh v Shaik Farid bin Oli Abdul Latiff [2026] SGDC 106?

Deputy Registrar Lee Jia En Gloria assessed damages at $56,350 on a 100% basis on 30 March 2026, arising from a 3 August 2018 road accident where Shaik Farid's car struck pedestrian Tan Ai Ngoh (then 66 years old), with liability fixed at 80% by consent interlocutory judgment in 2022.

Cases Cited (9)

SG (6)

[2003] SGHC 279 [2004] SGHC 43 [2017] SGHC 304 [2018] SGCA 74 [2023] SGDC 167 [2025] SGHC 172

SLR (3)

[2018] 3 SLR 244 [2019] 1 SLR 145 [2019] 1 SLR 230

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 106)