1. ) MOHAMMAD ASWAT IKRAM BIN HAT 2. ) RINI SUNARTI BINTE AB RASHID v 1. ) SUNWAY INTERNATIONAL HOTELS & RESORTS SDN. BHD. 2. ) SUNWAY PUTRA HOTEL SDN. BHD.

wa-23ncvc-18-03-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 February 2024 • WA-23NCvC-18-03/2020 • 29 min read

19 cases cited (4 SG, 15 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract Law - Breach of contract - Contractual duties - Hotel guests – Contractual entrant Tort Law – Negligence - Duty of care - Contributory negligence - Foreseeability of injury/death - Hotel guest safety - Jacuzzi safety - Maintenance of facilities - Specific Factual - Technical Issues - Jacuzzi defect - Anti-vortex cover dislodged - Suction pressure - Maintenance failure - Warning signs - Nervous shock Damages - General damages - aggravated damages – bereavement - medical expenses - loss of earnings - loss of earning capacity Evidence Law - Burden of proof - admissibility of evidence - cross-examination

Practice Areas

Damages

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Counsel (8)

Gan, Ho & Razlan Hadri Firm Zaid Ibrahim Suflan T H Liew & Partners Firm Ho Kee Tong Counsel Defendant Kathleen Samantha George Counsel Plaintiff Liew Teck Huat Counsel Plaintiff Lim Qi Si Counsel Plaintiff Ong Kang Nyong Counsel Plaintiff Sukhdeep Singh Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

SUNWAY INTERNATIONAL HOTELS & RESORTS Sdn Bhd Defendant SUNWAY PUTRA HOTEL Sdn Bhd Defendant Mohammad Aswat Ikram bin Hat Plaintiff Rini Sunarti Binte Ab Rashid Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (19)

SG (3)

[2016] SGHC 266 [2023] SGHC 311 [2023] SGHC 63

SLR (1)

[1993] 3 SLR 317

UK (3)

[1950] 2 KB 43 [1988] AC 514 [1991] 4 All ER 90

MY (12)

[1983] 2 MLJ 51 [1985] 1 MLJ 30 [1991] 3 MLJ 317 [1995] 2 MLJ 100 [1995] 4 MLJ 229 [2011] 1 MLJ 239 [2013] 5 MLJ 360 [2016] 2 CLJ 885 [2017] MLJU 862 [2018] 1 MLJ 685 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2020] 1 MLJ 440

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-23ncvc-18-03-2020)