LOW WOON HONG v LIM CHUN YONG (LIN JUNXIONG)
[2026] SGHC(A) 4 High Court (Appellate Division) 3 February 2026 • AD/CA 56/2024 ( AD/SUM 11/2025 ) |AD/CA 54/2024|AD/CA 55/2024|AD/CA 92/2024 • 58 min read
20 cases cited
(17 SG, 3 foreign)
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Counsel (13)
Lee Shergill LLP Firm Niru & Co LLC Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm Withers KhattarWong LLP Firm Fernandez Christopher Counsel Appellant Kanapathi Pillai Nirumalan Counsel Appellant Koh Jia Min Desiree Counsel Respondent Liew Teck Huat Counsel Appellant Lin Hui Yin Sharon Counsel Appellant Low Huai Pin Counsel Appellant Phang Cunkuang Counsel Appellant Phng Boon Yew Gideon Counsel Appellant Raj Singh Shergill Counsel Respondent
Parties (8)
Summary
Multiple appeals arose from the assessment of damages for a plaintiff catastrophically injured in a chain collision in Malaysia involving three vehicles, who could no longer work and required lifelong nursing care. The Appellate Division addressed numerous heads of damages including loss of earning capacity, future medical expenses, and nursing care costs, providing guidance on the assessment of damages in cases involving severely injured plaintiffs who require long-term care.
Statutes Cited
Evidence Act (Cap 97)
Cases Cited (20)
SG (3)
SLR (14)
[2003] 1 SLR(R) 712 [2010] 3 SLR 542 [2015] 2 SLR 686 [2015] 5 SLR 1322 [2016] 1 SLR 217 [2016] 5 SLR 735 [2019] 1 SLR 145 [2020] 3 SLR 373 [2022] 1 SLR 136 [2022] 1 SLR 689 [2023] 2 SLR 554 [2024] 3 SLR 1228 [2025] 1 SLR 414 [2025] 3 SLR 172
UK (3)
[1970] AC 166 [1971] AC 666 [2019] 1 WLR 6075
Judgment
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