Soh Keng Cheang Philip v National University Hospital: Clarification on Outstanding Hospital Bills

In Soh Keng Cheang Philip v National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd, the General Division of the High Court addressed the defendant's counterclaim for $26,463.73 in outstanding hospital bills. The court found in favor of the defendant, ordering the plaintiff to pay the outstanding amount.

1. Case Overview

1.1 Court

General Division of the High Court

1.2 Outcome

Judgment for Defendant on Counterclaim

1.3 Case Type

Civil

1.4 Judgment Type

Supplemental Judgment

1.5 Jurisdiction

Singapore

1.6 Description

Clarification sought on counterclaim for $26,463.73 in outstanding hospital bills. The court found the defendant entitled to payment.

1.7 Decision Date

27 October 2021

2. Parties and Outcomes

Party Name	Role	Type	Outcome	Outcome Type	Counsels
Soh Keng Cheang Philip	Plaintiff	Individual	Counterclaim Allowed	Lost	Jasleen Kaur of Arbiters Inc Law Corporation Vijay Kumar Rai of Arbiters Inc Law Corporation Gursharn Gill Singh s/o Amar Singh of Arbiters Inc Law Corporation
National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd	Defendant	Corporation	Counterclaim Allowed	Won	Kuah Boon Theng SC of Legal Clinic LLC Samantha Oei Jia Hsia of Legal Clinic LLC Cheong Le Yue Jess of Legal Clinic LLC

3. Judges

Judge Name	Title	Delivered Judgment
Choo Han Teck	Judge of the High Court	Yes

4. Counsels

Counsel Name	Organization
Jasleen Kaur	Arbiters Inc Law Corporation
Vijay Kumar Rai	Arbiters Inc Law Corporation
Gursharn Gill Singh s/o Amar Singh	Arbiters Inc Law Corporation
Kuah Boon Theng SC	Legal Clinic LLC
Samantha Oei Jia Hsia	Legal Clinic LLC
Cheong Le Yue Jess	Legal Clinic LLC

4. Facts

The defendant sought clarification on their counterclaim for outstanding hospital bills.
The plaintiff did not dispute incurring the expenses at the defendant hospital.
The plaintiff refused to pay the bills, claiming he was a subsidised patient.
The defendant stated the sum was arrived at after deducting government subsidies.
The hospital put the bills on hold pending the outcome of the suit.

5. Formal Citations

Soh Keng Cheang Philip v National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd, Suit No 250 of 2014, [2021] SGHC 247

6. Timeline

Date	Event
2021-07-26	Trial began
2021-08-06	Trial continued
2021-09-10	Trial continued
2021-09-17	Trial continued
2021-10-28	Judgment reserved

7. Legal Issues

Outstanding Hospital Bills
- Outcome: The court found that the defendant was entitled to payment of the outstanding sum.
- Category: Substantive

8. Remedies Sought

Payment of Debt

9. Cause of Actions

Breach of Contract

10. Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

11. Industries

Healthcare

12. Cited Cases

Case Name	Court	Affirmed	Citation	Jurisdiction	Significance
Soh Keng Cheang Philip v National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd	High Court	Yes	[2021] SGHC 243	Singapore	The judgment clarifies an issue raised after the release of the initial judgment.

13. Applicable Rules

Rule Name
No applicable rules

14. Applicable Statutes

Statute Name	Jurisdiction
No applicable statutes

15. Key Terms and Keywords

15.1 Key Terms

Hospital Bills
Counterclaim
Government Subsidies
Medical Affairs Investigation

15.2 Keywords

hospital bills
counterclaim
singapore
contract

17. Areas of Law

Area Name	Relevance Score
Contract Law	70
Civil Litigation	60
Health Care	50
Debt Recovery	40

16. Subjects

Contract Dispute
Healthcare