Damages
29 cases · January 2025 to February 2026
Case Volume by Year
22 25
7 26
2025–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Assessment 11 Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases 4 Compensation and damages 3 Remoteness 2 Quantum 2 Special damages 1 Measure of damages — Dependency claims for death caused by wrongful act — Application of actuarial tables to dependency claims 1 Liquidated damages or penalty 1 Practice and procedure — Plaintiff partially compensated by other parties out of court — Whether claim should be barred because of risk of double recovery 1 Mitigation — Tort 1 Measure of damages — Tort 1 Assessment — Costs for unravelling a conspiracy 1 Measure of damages — Personal injuries — Pre-trial loss of earnings — Medical leave period coincided with Covid-19 pandemic — Whether and to what extent claimant should be awarded damages for loss of earnings 1 Measure of damages — Contract — Damages for misdelivery of cargo 1 Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases — Pre-trial loss of earnings 1 Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage — Whether settlement agreement against joint tortfeasor has already compensated plaintiff for loss 1 Assessment — Loss of amenities 1 Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage 1 Assessment — Making different awards of pain and suffering for different periods of time 1 Special damages — Whether damages may be awarded despite the absence of documentary evidence 1
+ 10 more
Assessment 11 cases
[2026] SGHC 31 Alexandru Kalen v World Exchange Services Pte. Ltd.
9 February 2026
[2026] SGHC(A) 4 LOW WOON HONG v LIM CHUN YONG (LIN JUNXIONG)
3 February 2026
[2026] SGHC 26 GRACE CHIA JUNE THEO (XIE YUNZHEN) MRS GRACE DONEY & 3 Ors v SELVAKUMAR RANJAN & Anor
30 January 2026
[2026] SGHC 15 Prashant Mudgal v SAP Asia Pte. Ltd.
21 January 2026
[2026] SGMC 3 WEN HANRONG v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor
5 January 2026
+ 6 more cases
Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases 4 cases
Compensation and damages 3 cases
Remoteness 2 cases
Quantum 2 cases
Special damages 1 case
Measure of damages — Dependency claims for death caused by wrongful act — Application of actuarial tables to dependency claims 1 case
Liquidated damages or penalty 1 case
Practice and procedure — Plaintiff partially compensated by other parties out of court — Whether claim should be barred because of risk of double recovery 1 case
Mitigation — Tort 1 case
Measure of damages — Tort 1 case
Assessment — Costs for unravelling a conspiracy 1 case
Measure of damages — Personal injuries — Pre-trial loss of earnings — Medical leave period coincided with Covid-19 pandemic — Whether and to what extent claimant should be awarded damages for loss of earnings 1 case
Measure of damages — Contract — Damages for misdelivery of cargo 1 case
Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases — Pre-trial loss of earnings 1 case
Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage — Whether settlement agreement against joint tortfeasor has already compensated plaintiff for loss 1 case
Assessment — Loss of amenities 1 case
Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage 1 case
Assessment — Making different awards of pain and suffering for different periods of time 1 case
Special damages — Whether damages may be awarded despite the absence of documentary evidence 1 case
Rules in awarding — Doctrine of collateral benefits — Whether medical expenses paid with MediShield are claimable 1 case
Rules in awarding — Ascertainment difficult or impossible — Assessing damages when Plaintiff/Claimant passes away midway through proceedings 1 case
Joint and several liability 1 case
Measure of damages — Tort — Reliance measure of damages for tort of fraud and deceit 1 case
Mitigation — Tort — Application of rule that representee must reasonably mitigate damage flowing from fraudulent misrepresentation 1 case
Mitigation — Contract 1 case
Measure of damages — Contract 1 case
Measure of damages — Personal Injuries cases 1 case
Assessment — Causation — weight to be accorded to expert opinion from an accident investigator on the causation of personal injuries 1 case
Measure of damages — Contract — Cost of cure 1 case
Key Statutes
Evidence Act (Cap 97)
cited in 8 cases Civil Law Act (Cap 43)
cited in 5 cases Interpretation Act (Cap 1)
cited in 2 cases Companies Act (Cap 50)
cited in 2 cases Misrepresentation Act
cited in 1 case Employment Rights Act
cited in 1 case Employment Act (Cap 91)
cited in 1 case Intestate Succession Act
cited in 1 case Wills Act
cited in 1 case Land Titles Act (Cap 157)
cited in 1 case Income Tax Act (Cap 134)
cited in 1 case Central Provident Fund Act
cited in 1 case Limitation Act (Cap 163)
cited in 1 case UK COGSA and the Bills of Lading Act (Cap 384)
cited in 1 case
cited in 1 case
Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Firms
Cases
Page 2 of 2[2025] SGDC 77
JA'AFAR BIN ABDUL SAMAD v LIM ZHEN XIANG
20 March 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGHC 40
SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD
13 March 2025
SGHC
[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 11
LEE SIM LENG v SMRT BUSES LTD
20 January 2025
SGHC