AZMAN BIN MOHAMAD v MOHD. FARID BIN MISRON

ja-12b-44-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 March 2026 • JA-12B-44-07/2025 • 20 min read

3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL APPEAL — Road traffic accident — Liability — Contributory negligence — Whether Sessions Court erred in finding 100% liability against Defendant — Whether Plaintiff contributed to accident by overtaking and failing to brake — Apportionment 70:30 CIVIL APPEAL — Quantum — General damages — Personal injury — Revised Compendium of Personal Injury Awards — Whether awards by Sessions Court excessive — Whether departure from Compendium ranges justified — Bar Council Circular No. 210/2014 CIVIL APPEAL — Quantum — Special damages — Loss of earnings — Multiplicand based on gross salary — Future medical costs — Custom made shoe raise — Competing quotations

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (4)

T.J Goh & Co Firm Thara Singh Sidhu & Kushvinder Firm Maizun Binti Ya'acub Counsel Respondent Nik Mohd Hasrul Bin Nik Hamdan Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Azman bin Mohamad Appellant Mohd. Farid bin Misron Respondent

Cases Cited (3)

MY (3)

[1968] 1 MLJ 284 [1975] 2 MLJ 117 [1976] 2 MLJ 214

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