The Firm has a long history of handling a wide array of tortious claims starting with personal injury, fatal accidents, industrial accidents and substantial professional negligence cases against doctors, hospitals, lawyers, accountants, insurance brokers, auditors, etc., and medical negligence cases.

The Firm has always had a very strong reputation for handling motor defence work for insurers involving personal injury and fatal accident claims, and industrial accidents. On a few occasions, the team has also represented plaintiffs in such claims.

The Firm has singular distinction of having helped make law in several landmark decisions in this area of tort claims, particularly dealing with personal injury and fatal accidents.

Some Reported Cases:

• Kua Lee Ngoh v Jagindar Singh T/A Speedway Station [1987] 2 MLJ 566
• Oberoi Imperial Hotel v Tan Kiah Eng [1992] 1 SLR 380 *
• Jeya & Ors v Lui Yew Kee [1992] 1 SLR 534 *
• Ng Swee Kin v Ng Tian Hock And Other Appeals [1992] 1 SLR 701 *
• Hongkong Bank Trustee (Singapore) Ltd v Rajinder Singh [1992] 2 SLR 31 *
• See Soon Soon v Goh Yong Kwang & Anor [1992] 2 SLR 242 **
• Lim Xueru & Anor v Lim Kai Meng [1993] 1 SLR 279 *
• Teo Sing Keng & Anor v Sim Ban Kiat [1994] 1 SLR 634 *
• Teng Ching Sin & Anor v Leong Kwong Sun [1994] 1 SLR 758 *
• Ang Kim Soon v Sunray Marine Pte Ltd [1997] 3 SLR 619
• Chang Ah Lek And Ors v Lim Ah Koon [1999] 1 SLR 82 [Court Of Appeal] **
• Nirumalan V Kanapathi Pillay v Teo Eng Chuan [2003] 3 SLR 601 *
• Ang Kuang Hoe v Chia Chor Yew [2004] 1 SLR 696
• Ismail bin Sukardi v Kamal bin Ikhwan and Another [2008] SGHC 191 (upheld by the Court of Appeal but not reported) **
• Crowe Horwath v Suruhanjaya Sekuriti [2014] 1 LNS 804
• Ram Das VNP v SIA Engineering Co Ltd [2015] SGHC 74 **
• Suit 460/2011 : K Jotheeswaran Kaniyasan v Singapore Airlines Limited [Judgment 2016] *
• Nava Bharat (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Straits Law Practice LLC and another and another appeal [2016] 2 SLR 928 *

NOTE: ** Landmark Decisions; * Notable Decisions