Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang

The plaintiff was injured in a road accident on Guillemard Road on 25 April 2016, and parties had entered a consent interlocutory judgment at 65% liability in his favour, with this hearing concerning the assessment of damages. The central dispute was causation for the plaintiff's neck and shoulder injuries, with conflicting expert evidence as to whether these conditions were attributable to the accident. The Deputy Registrar found that causation for the shoulder injuries and persistent neck symptoms was not established due to lack of contemporaneous medical records, awarding total damages of $8,989.55 on a 100% basis, comprising $2,000 for neck injury, $750 for right hand injury, $1,500 for minor head injury, and $4,439.55 in medical expenses.