LIM MIEN LEE v T. S. & T. CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD
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Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Teo Guan Kee |
| Charges / claim | Tort |
| Counsel | Advox Law LLC, Just Law LLC, Cornelius Sng Jia Chong, Hong Heng Leong, Liew Hwee Tong Eric, Noh Bin Abd Hamid |
Source: [2026] SGDC 219, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Lim Mien Lee v T.S. & T. Construction Pte Ltd [2026] SGDC 219 was decided in the District Court by District Judge Teo Guan Kee on 8 July 2026. The Claimant pleaded that on 12 April 2022, after alighting from a taxi at Peck Seah Street, a heated tarmac particle flew into her eye from the Defendant's patching and milling works, causing a left corneal abrasion with bacterial infection. The Defendant denied that the accident occurred as pleaded. The issues, under the catchwords negligence, causation and res ipsa loquitur, included whether the accident happened and whether it caused her injuries. The court found the accident was not proven on a balance of probabilities, held the causation question in the Defendant's favour, and dismissed the claim in its entirety.
[2026] SGDC 219 explained
LIM MIEN LEE v T. S. & T. CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD ([2026] SGDC 219) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 8 July 2026. It is categorised under Tort. 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 219 about?
LIM MIEN LEE v T. S. & T. CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD ([2026] SGDC 219) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Tort – Negligence – Causation Tort – Negligence – Res ipsa loquitur”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Summary
The District Court dismissed a negligence claim by Lim Mien Lee against T.S. & T. Construction Pte Ltd, a general contractor. She alleged that on 12 April 2022 a heated tarmac particle from the Defendant's patching and milling works on Peck Seah Street flew into her eye. District Judge Teo Guan Kee found she had not proven on a balance of probabilities that the accident happened as pleaded, so causation failed, and the claim was dismissed in its entirety with costs to be fixed if not agreed.
What was Lim Mien Lee v T.S. & T. Construction Pte Ltd about ([2026] SGDC 219)?
The Claimant sued a general contractor in negligence, alleging a heated tarmac particle from its road works on Peck Seah Street entered her eye on 12 April 2022. The Defendant denied the accident occurred as pleaded.
What did the court decide in [2026] SGDC 219?
District Judge Teo Guan Kee found the Claimant had not proven the accident took place as pleaded, so causation was not established. The claim was dismissed in its entirety, with costs to be fixed if parties could not agree.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 219)