Nirmala D/O Thangavellu v Acestes Pte. Ltd.
Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Evans Ng |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Just Law LLC, R Kalamohan Law LLC, Whitefield Law Corporation, Hong Heng Leong, Mary Magdeline Pereira, Noh Bin Abd Hamid, R Kalamohan, Shanthi Elavarasi d/o R Kalamohan |
Source: [2026] SGDC 195, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Nirmala d/o Thangavellu v Acestes Pte. Ltd. [2026] SGDC 195, decided by District Judge Evans Ng on 9 June 2026, is a costs judgment following the dismissal of the claimant's negligence claim against her employer on 25 May 2026 in Nirmala d/o Thangavellu v Acestes Pte. Ltd. [2026] SGDC 177. The claimant, a security officer who injured her ankle at a condominium, and the defendant, Acestes Pte. Ltd., were directed to file costs submissions after failing to agree; the defendant's solicitors sought party-and-party costs of $20,000 in one submission and $25,000 in another from the same summation. The judgment, covering Civil Procedure — Costs and Offer to settle, cites 4 Singapore authorities and the Legal Profession Act.
[2026] SGDC 195 explained
Nirmala D/O Thangavellu v Acestes Pte. Ltd. ([2026] SGDC 195) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 9 June 2026. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 [2026] SGDC 195 about?
Nirmala D/O Thangavellu v Acestes Pte. Ltd. ([2026] SGDC 195) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs” and “Civil Procedure — Offer to settle”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGDC 195 consider?
The judgment refers to Legal Profession Act (Cap 161). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGDC 195 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2026] SGDC 177. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
What did the court decide in Nirmala d/o Thangavellu v Acestes Pte. Ltd. [2026] SGDC 195?
In [2026] SGDC 195, District Judge Evans Ng addressed costs after dismissing Nirmala d/o Thangavellu's negligence claim against employer Acestes Pte. Ltd. on 25 May 2026, with the defendant's solicitors seeking party-and-party costs of $20,000 in one submission and $25,000 in another.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 195)