Leading Damages Lawyers & Firms by Reported Cases — Singapore

81 reported cases · January 2023 to July 2026

Updated

What did Singapore courts decide in Damages?

Singapore courts issued 81 reported Damages judgments between 2023–2026, most in SGHC (46), of the 23 with a parseable operative disposition, the most common was Appeal allowed (13), the median monetary award recorded was $2,000. This is a descriptive summary of what the courts recorded in reported decisions, not legal advice.

Reported cases 81 (2023–2026)
By year 2026 (23) · 2025 (22) · 2024 (20) · 2023 (16)
By court SGHC (46) · SGDC (11) · SGHC(A) (9) · SGCA (7) · SGMC (3) · SGCA(I) (2) · SGHC(I) (2) · SGHCR (1)
Outcomes (23 parseable) Appeal allowed (13) · Claim allowed (4) · Appeal dismissed (2) · Claim dismissed (2) · Claim granted (2)
Median monetary award $2,000 (across 3 awards)
Most active firms Allen & Gledhill LLP (7) · Drew & Napier LLC (6) · Oon & Bazul LLP (5) · Willy Tay's Chambers (5) · Titanium Law Chambers LLC (4)
Most active counsel Koh Keh Jang Fendrick (5) · Tay Boon Chong Willy (5) · Han Guangyuan Keith (3) · Lim Hui Ying (3) · Lok Vi Ming (3)

Compiled from 81 reported Damages judgments published on eLitigation. Counts and figures are derived from the judgments themselves; the Attorney-General's Chambers is excluded from the counsel and firm counts as the public prosecutor.

Outcome data updated

Across 81 reported Damages judgments in Singapore courts (January 2023 to July 2026), Allen & Gledhill LLP is the most active firm by reported case count (9 cases), Koh Keh Jang Fendrick is the most active lawyer (5 case appearances). This ranks named firms and lawyers by how often they appear in reported decisions — a descriptive count of activity, not an assessment of quality or standing.

Overview

Damages appears in 81 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026). The most common sub-topics are Assessment (35), Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases (7) and Special damages (5). The most active judge by reported case count is Steven Chong (9 cases) and the most active firm is Allen & Gledhill LLP (9 cases).

Which law firms handle the most Damages cases in Singapore?

Allen & Gledhill LLP leads in Damages with 9 cases between January 2023 and July 2026, followed by Drew & Napier LLC (8 cases) and Oon & Bazul LLP (5 cases). 96 firms appeared in Damages cases during this period.

1. Allen & Gledhill LLP 9 cases 2. Drew & Napier LLC 8 cases 3. Oon & Bazul LLP 5 cases 4. Willy Tay's Chambers 5 cases 5. Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP 5 cases 6. Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP 5 cases 7. Tan Kok Quan Partnership 4 cases 8. Legal Solutions LLC 4 cases 9. TSMP Law Corporation 4 cases 10. Titanium Law Chambers LLC 4 cases 11. LVM Law Chambers LLC 3 cases 12. Securus Legal LLC 3 cases 13. Eldan Law LLP 3 cases 14. WongPartnership LLP 3 cases 15. Central Chambers Law Corporation 3 cases

Who are the leading Damages lawyers in Singapore?

Koh Keh Jang Fendrick is the most active Damages lawyer in Singapore with 5 case appearances between January 2023 and July 2026, followed by Tay Boon Chong Willy (5) and Fernandez Christopher (3).

1. Koh Keh Jang Fendrick 5 cases 2. Tay Boon Chong Willy 5 cases 3. Fernandez Christopher 3 cases 4. Lim Hui Ying 3 cases 5. Lok Vi Ming 3 cases 6. Thio Shen Yi 3 cases 7. Nanthini d/o Vijayakumar 3 cases 8. Han Guangyuan Keith 3 cases 9. Teo Jin Yun Germaine 3 cases 10. Ramasamy s/o Karuppan Chettiar 3 cases 11. Cavinder Bull 3 cases 12. Low Chai Chong 3 cases 13. Lim Ying Sin Daniel 3 cases 14. Foo Maw Jiun 3 cases 15. Liew Teck Huat 2 cases

Which judges handle the most Damages cases in Singapore?

Steven Chong has handled 9 Damages cases between January 2023 and July 2026, the most of any Singapore judge. Woo Bih Li (8 cases) and See Kee Oon (5 cases) are also among the most active.

1. Steven Chong 9 cases 2. Woo Bih Li 8 cases 3. See Kee Oon 5 cases 4. Lee Seiu Kin 5 cases 5. Sundaresh Menon 5 cases 6. Debbie Ong Siew Ling 4 cases 7. Tay Yong Kwang 4 cases 8. Hri Kumar Nair 4 cases 9. Goh Yihan 4 cases 10. Ang Cheng Hock 3 cases 11. Wong Li Kok, Alex 3 cases 12. S Mohan 3 cases 13. Kannan Ramesh 3 cases 14. Choo Han Teck 3 cases 15. Mohamed Faizal 3 cases

How many Damages cases are reported in Singapore courts?

81 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026) involve Damages, most often decided by Steven Chong.

What are the main sub-topics in Singapore Damages cases?

The main sub-topics are Assessment (35), Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases (7) and Special damages (5).

Case Volume by Year

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24
22
25
23
26
2023–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Assessment 35 Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases 7 Special damages 5 Liquidated damages or penalty 4 Remoteness 4 Quantum 4 Compensation and damages 4 Mitigation — Tort 3 Measure of damages — Contract 3 Measure of damages — Tort — Reliance measure of damages for tort of deceit 2 Measure of damages — Personal injury cases 2 Assessment — Defamation 2 Practice and procedure 2 Measure of damages — Personal Injuries cases 2 Measure of damages — Contract — Damages for misdelivery of cargo 2 Mitigation — Contract 2 Computation 2 Liquidated damages or penalty — Whether a clause providing for the absolute forfeiture of a security deposit amounts to a penalty 1 Assessment — Defamation — Principles applicable to determination of appropriate quantum of damages 1 Measure of damages — Personal injuries case — Assessment of injuries attributable to accident — Whether accident caused aggravation of pre-existing degenerative conditions — Whether accident caused psychiatric injuries 1 + 35 more

Liquidated damages or penalty — Whether a clause providing for the absolute forfeiture of a security deposit amounts to a penalty 1 case

[2026] SGHC 126 EQUATION RECYCLING PTE. LTD. v LEADING BIO-ENERGY (S) PTE. LTD.
15 June 2026

Assessment — Defamation — Principles applicable to determination of appropriate quantum of damages 1 case

[2026] SGHC 69 Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan v Xu Yuanchen
31 March 2026

Measure of damages — Personal injuries case — Assessment of injuries attributable to accident — Whether accident caused aggravation of pre-existing degenerative conditions — Whether accident caused psychiatric injuries 1 case

[2026] SGDC 102 ANDY TAN POH WENG v JEE LEE
24 March 2026

Measure of damages — Dependency claims for death caused by wrongful act — Application of actuarial tables to dependency claims 1 case

[2026] SGHC 26 GRACE CHIA JUNE THEO (XIE YUNZHEN) MRS GRACE DONEY & 3 Ors v SELVAKUMAR RANJAN & Anor
30 January 2026

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

[2026] SGHC 14 GC LEASE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v FONBELL SOLUTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors
20 January 2026

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

[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

Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases — Pre-trial loss of earnings 1 case

[2025] SGHC 172 Fauzi Bin Noh v Zulkepli Bin Husain
28 August 2025

Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage — Whether settlement agreement against joint tortfeasor has already compensated plaintiff for loss 1 case

[2025] SGHC 160 KA SHIN TECHNOLOGIES (S) PTE LTD v TAN KIAT LIAN & 2 Ors
11 August 2025

Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage 1 case

[2025] SGDC 150 KO WAH v SAMIKANNU MANICKAVASAKAR & Anor
4 August 2025

Assessment — Making different awards of pain and suffering for different periods of time 1 case

[2025] SGDC 150 KO WAH v SAMIKANNU MANICKAVASAKAR & Anor
4 August 2025

Key Statutes

Evidence Act (Cap 97)
cited in 20 cases
Civil Law Act (Cap 43)
cited in 12 cases
Companies Act (Cap 50)
cited in 5 cases
State Courts Act (Cap 321)
cited in 5 cases
Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)
cited in 4 cases
Interpretation Act (Cap 1)
cited in 3 cases
Limitation Act (Cap 163)
cited in 3 cases
Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61)
cited in 3 cases
Employment Act (Cap 91)
cited in 2 cases
Land Titles Act (Cap 157)
cited in 2 cases
Sale of Goods Act (Cap 393)
cited in 2 cases
Trade Marks Act (Cap 332)
cited in 2 cases
Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 2 cases
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 2 cases
Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)
cited in 2 cases

Court Distribution

SGHC 70 SGDC 19 SGHC(A) 12 SGCA 9 SGMC 8 SGHC(I) 3 SGCA(I) 2 SGHCR 1

Cases

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[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
[2024] SGHC 237
3D NETWORKS SINGAPORE PTE LTD v VOON SOUTH SHIONG & Anor
16 September 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 228
TRUE YOGA PTE LTD & 2 Ors v PATRICK JOHN WEE EWE SENG
5 September 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 212
CHOO YEW LIANG SEBASTIAN v KOH YEW TECK
19 August 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGCA 28
LO KOK JONG v ENG BENG
8 August 2024
SGCA
[2024] SGHC 178
INTER-PACIFIC PETROLEUM PTE LTD V GOH JIN HIAN
11 July 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 173
FANTOM FOUNDATION LTD. v MULTICHAIN FOUNDATION LTD. & Anor
8 July 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGCA 21
CRAPPER IAN ANTHONY v SALMIZAN BIN ABDULLAH
28 June 2024
SGCA
[2024] SGHC 163
TOWA CORPORATION v ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD & Anor
27 June 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 150
LIM CHUN YONG (LIN JUNXIONG) v JEFFREY YAP & 5 Ors
10 June 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 147
EBS Flow Control Limited v Greene, Tweed & Co.Pte Ltd
7 June 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 136
Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan v Lee Hsien Yang
24 May 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 86
LIM ING HAAN (LIN YINGHONG) v TUAN 'ABDU QAYYIM BIN TUAN ISA
26 March 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 42
RAJINA SHARMA D/O RAJANDRAN v THEYVASIGAMANI S/O PERIASAMY & Anor
13 February 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 15
GOLDEN PACIFIC SHIPPING & HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v ARC MARINE ENGINEERING PTE. LTD.
19 January 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 334
DON KING MARTIN t/a KING EXCURSION & TRANSPORT PROVIDER (UEN No. XXXXXXXXK) v LENNY ARJAN SINGH
27 November 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGCA 28
KUVERA RESOURCES PTE. LTD. v JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
28 September 2023
SGCA
[2023] SGHC(A) 30
ONG HAN NAM v BORNEO VENTURES PTE. LTD.
30 August 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC 215
POONGOTHAI KUPPUSAMY v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor
4 August 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 192
HO CHEE KIAN v HO KWEK SIN
18 July 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGCA(I) 5
CSDS AIRCRAFT SALES & LEASING INC. v SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED
19 June 2023
SGCA(I)
[2023] SGHC 147
Lang Ren Jee, Renata Mrs Tay Ren Jee, Renata v Toh Yih Wei
18 May 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC(A) 15
LIU SHU MING & Anor v KOH CHEW CHEE
28 April 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC 99
TOWA CORPORATION v ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD & Anor
14 April 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 76
3N INVESTMENTS GROUP LIMITED & Anor v LIM BOON CHYE VICTOR & 2 Ors
31 March 2023
SGHC

Methodology & disclaimer

Firms and lawyers are ranked by the number of reported Supreme Court judgments they appear in, published on eLitigation. Counts reflect appearances in reported decisions only — unreported matters, settlements, and advisory work are not included. This is a descriptive count of activity by reported case volume, not an assessment of quality or standing, and not an endorsement or recommendation of any firm or lawyer. It is information, not legal advice.