CARE BEYOND PTE. LTD. v DEXTERITY MEDICAL & TRANSPORT SERVICES PTE LTD

Q: Which legislation does [2026] SGMC 51 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97) and State Courts Act (Cap 321). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2026] SGMC 51 Magistrate Court 20 April 2026 MC/OC 11195/2024 66 min read

16 cases cited (14 SG, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Claim allowed

the claim is allowed in full.

Source: [2026] SGMC 51, Magistrate Court, decided 20 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Magistrate Court
Decided	20 April 2026
Judge	Tay Jingxi
Charges / claim	Contract
Outcome	Claim allowed
Counsel	Andrew LLC, Louis Lim & Partners, Andrew John Hanam, Harpal Singh Bajaj

Source: [2026] SGMC 51, Magistrate Court, decided 20 April 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contract – Breach Contract – Contractual terms – Interpretation of terms

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Tay Jingxi Delivered

Counsel (4)

Andrew LLC Firm Louis Lim & Partners Firm Andrew John Hanam Counsel Plaintiff Harpal Singh Bajaj Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Care Beyond Pte. Ltd. Plaintiff Dexterity Medical & Transport Services Pte. Ltd. Defendant

Case Significance

In Care Beyond Pte. Ltd. v Dexterity Medical & Transport Services Pte. Ltd. [2026] SGMC 51, District Judge Tay Jingxi of the Magistrate's Court adjudicated a contract dispute arising from a Service Agreement dated 3 October 2022 under which Care Beyond provided medical escort and transport services for elderly, wheelchair-bound individuals travelling to and from Ren Ci Novena hospital on Irrawaddy Road. Dexterity Medical had itself been engaged by Ren Ci for those transport services and had effectively outsourced that obligation to Care Beyond. The judgment, delivered on 20 April 2026 after hearings spanning October 2025 to April 2026, turned on breach of contract and the interpretation of the agreement's terms, with Andrew John Hanam of Andrew LLC appearing for Care Beyond and Harpal Singh Bajaj of Louis Lim & Partners for Dexterity Medical.

[2026] SGMC 51 explained

CARE BEYOND PTE. LTD. v DEXTERITY MEDICAL & TRANSPORT SERVICES PTE LTD ([2026] SGMC 51) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Magistrate Court on 20 April 2026. It is categorised under Contract. 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 51 about?

CARE BEYOND PTE. LTD. v DEXTERITY MEDICAL & TRANSPORT SERVICES PTE LTD ([2026] SGMC 51) is a Magistrate Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Contract – Breach” and “Contract – Contractual terms – Interpretation of terms”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2026] SGMC 51 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97) and State Courts Act (Cap 321). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGMC 51 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHCR 5. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

Care Beyond Pte. Ltd. sued Dexterity Medical & Transport Services Pte. Ltd. for $25,772.72 in unpaid fees under a Service Agreement for providing medical escort and wheelchair transport services to elderly seniors attending Ren Ci Novena hospital from May to September 2024. The defendant withheld payment alleging the claimant had breached the agreement, including by refusing to transport two additional seniors and providing only one vehicle. The court found no breach by the claimant, allowed the claim in full, and dismissed the defendant's counterclaim.

What was the Care Beyond v Dexterity Medical contract dispute about ([2026] SGMC 51)?

Care Beyond Pte. Ltd. sued Dexterity Medical & Transport Services Pte. Ltd. over a 3 October 2022 Service Agreement for medical transport of elderly patients to Ren Ci Novena hospital. District Judge Tay Jingxi resolved questions of contractual breach and interpretation of terms, deciding on 20 April 2026.