XXXX v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Soo Mun Yee 3. ) Dr Tan Chong Seong 4. ) Dato' Dr Ravindran Jegasothy 5. ) Dr Firdaus bin Abd. Halim 6. ) Dr Eyrique Goh Boay Heong 7. ) Dr Goh Chong Tien 8. ) Dr Neoh Siew Hong 9. ) Dr Farah Inaz

wa-21ncvc-7-01-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 May 2025 • WA-21NCvC-7-01/2023 • 40 min read

2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Pregnancy-induced hypertension – CTG reading showed baby in distress – Delay in the Decision-to Delivery-Interval to complete Caesarean surgery to deliver baby – Whether 30 minutes guideline is applicable – Delay probably caused baby to suffer severe irreversible brain damage – Cerebral Palsy – Finding of professional medical negligence – Gross Motor Function Classification System (“GMFCS”) is applicable to assess life expectancy – Plaintiff classified in Level 5 of GMFCS – Tube-fed and unable to lift head in prone position – Experts’ Reports on life expectancy – Study by Brooks et al. relevant for assessment of life expectancy – Expert report unsupported by evidence to be rejected – Life expectancy to be assessed based on current age – No basis to extrapolate – Award for Future General Damages based on multiplier – No evidence to support claim for Aggravated Damages – Future General Damages is early upfront payment for future expenses – No basis for interest to run from date earlier than judgment date.

Judges (1)

Gan Techiong Delivered

Counsel (5)

Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm P.S. Ranjan & Co. Firm Abigail Sarah Kumar Counsel Plaintiff Karhti Kanthabalan Counsel Plaintiff Masriwani binti Mahmud Counsel Defendant

Parties (10)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant Dato' Dr Ravindran Jegasothy Defendant Dr Eyrique Goh Boay Heong Defendant Dr Farah Inaz Defendant Dr Firdaus bin Abd. Halim Defendant Dr Goh Chong Tien Defendant Dr Neoh Siew Hong Defendant Dr Soo Mun Yee Defendant Dr Tan Chong Seong Defendant Xxxx Plaintiff

Case Significance

XXXX v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Soo Mun Yee 3. ) Dr Tan Chong Seong 4. ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated May 5, 2025 (citation: wa-21ncvc-7-01-2023). The case was decided by Gan Techiong.

What was the outcome of XXXX v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Soo Mun Yee 3. ) Dr Tan Chong Seong 4. ...?

XXXX v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Soo Mun Yee 3. ) Dr Tan Chong Seong 4. ... is a High Court decision dated May 5, 2025. The case was heard by Gan Techiong. See the full judgment for details.

Cases Cited (2)

MY (2)

[2015] 3 MLJ 498 [2018] 1 MLJ 784

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-21ncvc-7-01-2023)