TAN JIA WEN, FELIX (CHEN JIAWEN) v SARENS JWS (S) PTE. LTD.
Outcome
Claim dismissed“The action is therefore dismissed.”
Source: [2026] SGMC 116, Magistrate Court, decided 9 October 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Magistrate Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Evans Ng |
| Charges / claim | Tort |
| Outcome | Claim dismissed |
| Counsel | Characterist LLC, Tan Chin Hoe & Co, Annabelle Au Jia En, Noel John Geno-Oehlers, Tan Seng Chew Richard |
Source: [2026] SGMC 116, Magistrate Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Tan Jia Wen, Felix (Chen Jiawen) v Sarens JWS (S) Pte. Ltd. [2026] SGMC 116 was decided by District Judge Evans Ng in the Magistrate's Court (Originating Claim No 7965 of 2024) on 9 October 2026. On the evening of 8 August 2023, the claimant parked his Ferrari 488 GTB in a basement carpark at 6 Scotts Road; a pickup leased by the defendant and driven by its employee, Mr Niall Farley, was deliberately parked very close to it as a prank. The wing mirror and right door panel were damaged. The issues were negligence and vicarious liability. The court found Mr Farley negligent and causative of the damage, but held that the claimant had not shown a sufficient connection between the tort and Mr Farley's employment. The action was dismissed, with costs to be heard later.
[2026] SGMC 116 explained
TAN JIA WEN, FELIX (CHEN JIAWEN) v SARENS JWS (S) PTE. LTD. ([2026] SGMC 116) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Magistrate Court on 9 October 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] SGMC 116 about?
TAN JIA WEN, FELIX (CHEN JIAWEN) v SARENS JWS (S) PTE. LTD. ([2026] SGMC 116) is a Magistrate Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Tort — Negligence” and “Tort — Vicarious liability”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Summary
The Magistrate's Court heard a claim by Mr Felix Tan against Sarens JWS (S) Pte. Ltd. for damage to his Ferrari 488 GTB, caused when the defendant's employee, Mr Niall Farley, deliberately parked a leased Mitsubishi L200 pickup very close to it in a basement carpark on 8 August 2023. The court found Mr Farley negligent and that his negligence caused the damage. However, the claimant adduced insufficient evidence to show a sufficient connection with Mr Farley's employment, so vicarious liability was not established and the action was dismissed.
What was Tan Jia Wen, Felix v Sarens JWS (S) Pte. Ltd. about ([2026] SGMC 116)?
The claimant sued for damage to his Ferrari 488 GTB after an employee of the defendant deliberately parked a leased pickup very close to it on 8 August 2023 at 6 Scotts Road. The issues were negligence and the defendant's vicarious liability.
Why was the claim dismissed in [2026] SGMC 116?
The court found Mr Farley negligent, but the claimant adduced no evidence on the nature of the defendant's business, Mr Farley's duties or working hours. Vicarious liability was therefore not established, and the action was dismissed.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGMC 116)