Damages — Measure of damages

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Damages — Measure of damages is a damages legal concept that appears across 23 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between February 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (9), the District Court (7), and the Court of Appeal (2).

Damages — Measure of damages is a damages legal concept that appears across 23 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between February 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (9), the District Court (7), and the Court of Appeal (2). The most-cited authority within this corpus is [2024] SGHC 212, referred to by 3 other reported Singapore judgments here. The judgments listed below are the primary source for how the Singapore courts have applied this concept, ordered by how often each is cited within this corpus. This page reports those decisions; it is reference information, not legal advice.

Key questions about Damages — Measure of damages

Which Singapore cases are leading authorities on damages — measure of damages?

Within this corpus, the judgments most often cited by other Singapore decisions on damages — measure of damages are [2024] SGHC 212, [2026] SGMC 3, and [2025] SGHC(I) 17. The full list of 23 judgments applying this concept is shown below, each linking to the decision in full.

Which Singapore courts have decided damages — measure of damages cases?

In this corpus, damages — measure of damages matters were decided in the High Court (General Division) (9 judgments), the District Court (7 judgments), the Court of Appeal (2 judgments), and the Court of Appeal (International) (1 judgment).

How many reported damages — measure of damages judgments are in this corpus?

This corpus contains 23 reported judgments that apply or develop damages — measure of damages, decided between February 2024 and May 2026. They are listed below in order of how often each is cited within the corpus.

Which cases shaped Damages — Measure of damages?

The Singapore judgments below apply or develop this concept, ordered by how often they are cited within this corpus.

[2024] SGHC 212
CHOO YEW LIANG SEBASTIAN v KOH YEW TECK
19 August 2024
SGHC
cited 3× in corpus
[2026] SGMC 3
WEN HANRONG v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor
5 January 2026
SGMC
[2025] SGHC(I) 17
JULIAN MORENO BELTRAN & 9 Ors v TERRAFORM LABS PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors
7 July 2025
SGHC(I)
[2025] SGHC 11
LEE SIM LENG v SMRT BUSES LTD
20 January 2025
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 282
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel MAERSK KATALIN (IMO No. 9431317)
4 November 2024
SGHC
[2025] SGDC 260
TEY SONG KIEM MRS GOH CHEOW MIANG v MOHD JAFFAR BIN ISMAIL practising as FFUSION ARCHITECTS (Singapore UEN No. XXXXXXXXM) & Anor
30 September 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGHCR 22
Fauzi Bin Noh v Zulkepli Bin Husain
14 July 2025
SGHCR
[2025] SGHC 172
Fauzi Bin Noh v Zulkepli Bin Husain
28 August 2025
SGHC
[2024] SGCA 28
LO KOK JONG v ENG BENG
8 August 2024
SGCA
[2024] SGHC 150
LIM CHUN YONG (LIN JUNXIONG) v JEFFREY YAP & 5 Ors
10 June 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 42
RAJINA SHARMA D/O RAJANDRAN v THEYVASIGAMANI S/O PERIASAMY & Anor
13 February 2024
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 26
GRACE CHIA JUNE THEO (XIE YUNZHEN) MRS GRACE DONEY & 3 Ors v SELVAKUMAR RANJAN & Anor
30 January 2026
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 42
WINSON OIL TRADING PTE. LTD. v UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED
5 September 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGDC 150
KO WAH v SAMIKANNU MANICKAVASAKAR & Anor
4 August 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGDC 77
JA'AFAR BIN ABDUL SAMAD v LIM ZHEN XIANG
20 March 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGHC(A) 4
Terrenus Energy SL2 Pte Ltd v Attika Interior + MEP Pte Ltd and another appeal
26 February 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 107
SHRI BAJRANG POWER AND ISPAT LIMITED v STEEL CORP LIMITED
6 June 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 232
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED v LIPPO MARINA COLLECTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors
26 November 2025
SGHC
[2026] SGCA(I) 1
JONATHAN KUPETZ & 9 Ors v TERRAFORM LABS PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors
6 March 2026
SGCA(I)
[2026] SGDC 167
Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang
20 May 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGDC 123
CHOWDHURY JAKIR v YU LI CONSTRUCTION & TRADING PTE. LTD. & Anor
7 April 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGDC 106
TAN AI NGOH v SHAIK FARID BIN OLI ABDUL LATIFF
30 March 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGDC 102
ANDY TAN POH WENG v JEE LEE
24 March 2026
SGDC

Outcomes & figures

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Compiled by the SG Case Law editorial team from primary sources — the judgments themselves and Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg). · Updated 24 June 2026 · How we compile this