1. ) Gan Seng Giap 2. ) Yeong Siew Ching v 1. ) Mohd Fazely Bin Md Taha 2. ) Nur Hidayah Hamizah Bte Mohd Ruba'i

ja-12b-36-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 12 March 2026 • JA-12B-36-06/2025 • 17 min read

12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

Catchwords

Personal Injury – Road traffic accident – Quantum of damages – Spinal cord injury – Tetraplegia – General damages – Award within Compendium range – Overlapping injuries – Deduction 10% applied – Global award adjusted – Loss of earnings – Deduction of living expenses mandatory under s 28A Civil Law Act 1956 – Multiplier – Multiplicand – Future care costs – Home care vs institutional care – Life expectancy – Statistical evidence – Ambulance costs – Future expenses recalculated – Interim payment deduction – Pre-judgment interest not applicable to future damages – Appeals allowed in part – No order as to costs

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Manjit & Co Firm Othman Hashim & Co Firm Azizi Bin Mohd Sarit @ Ahmad Shaghir Counsel Respondent Kala Lakshmi a/p Annamalai Counsel Respondent Shuroma Guha Thakurta Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

Gan Seng Giap Appellant Mohd Fazely bin Md Taha Respondent Nur Hidayah Hamizah Bte Mohd Ruba'i Respondent Yeong Siew Ching Appellant

Cases Cited (12)

UK (1)

[1979] 2 All ER 910

MY (11)

[1970] 2 MLJ 237 [1972] 1 MLJ 67 [1976] 2 MLJ 214 [1976] 2 MLJ 239 [1980] 1 MLJ 216 [1981] 1 MLJ 292 [1981] 2 MLJ 341 [1985] 2 MLJ 22 [1996] 3 CLJ 665 [2000] 2 CLJ 117 [2004] 6 MLJ 376

Judgment

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