Duty of Care

Duty of Care is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 21 cases from 2000 to 2024.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Duty of Care, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law FirmCases
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP33.33% success rate3 cases14.3% of area
WongPartnership LLP0.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
Straits Law Practice LLC50.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
Drew & Napier LLC100.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
NLC Law Asia LLC100.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
Rev Law LLC100.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
Titanium Law Chambers LLC0.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
CTLC Law Corporation0.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
Niru & Co LLC0.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
Withers KhattarWong LLP0.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Duty of Care, ranked by case volume and success rates.

LawyerCases
Tan Cheow Hin0.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
Ng Lip Chih75.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
Jennifer Sia Pei Ru75.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
Hri Kumar100.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
N Sreenivasan50.00% success rate2 cases9.5% of area
Koh Swee Yen0.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
Kelvin Poon100.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
Anthony Wee100.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
Tay Yong Seng100.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area
Chua Sui Tong100.00% success rate1 cases4.8% of area

Recent Judgments

Displaying 21 most recent judgments out of 21 total cases

No.TitleCourtDecision DateOutcomes
1DCA v DCB: Negligence Claim Against Law Firm for Failure to Diligently Process Gift InstructionsGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore13 Jun 2024
Claim dismissed with costs payable to the defendants.
2CIX v DGN: Res Judicata & Tort Claims Against Expert After Arbitration LossGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore23 May 2024
Suit dismissed.
3Jeil Crystal: BCGE v Jeil Intl - Switch Bills of Lading, Wrongful ArrestGeneral Division of the High Court14 Mar 2024
Plaintiff's claim dismissed and defendant's counterclaim partially allowed.
4Golden Pacific Shipping v Arc Marine Engineering: Negligence & Bailment in Ship RepairHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore18 Jan 2024
Plaintiff's claim dismissed
5-23 Oct 2023
Unknown
6Razer v Capgemini: Negligence & Breach of Contract in Data LeakGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore08 Dec 2022
Judgment for Plaintiff
7Tan Woo Thian v PricewaterhouseCoopers: Negligence Claim over SBI Offshore ReportCourt of Appeal of the republic of singapore03 Mar 2021
Appeal dismissed with costs.
8Sun Electric v Menrva Solutions: Breach of Contract, Negligence, and Privity of ContractCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore25 Sep 2019
Appeal Dismissed
9Sun Electric v Menrva Solutions: Breach of Contract & Negligence in Electricity Futures MarketHigh Court of Singapore02 Dec 2018
Judgment largely in favor of the Defendants on both the claim and counterclaim. Nominal damages awarded to Plaintiff for breach of contract; counterclaim for fees due to Defendant to be assessed.
10-25 Jan 2017
Unknown
11Ng Huat Seng v Munib Mohammad Madni: Vicarious Liability & Non-Delegable Duty for Demolition DamageHigh Court21 Jun 2016
Appeal Dismissed
12South East Enterprises v Hean Nerng: Duties Under Writ of Seizure and SaleHigh Court30 May 2012
Plaintiff’s case against both the first and second defendants is dismissed.
13Jiang Ou v EFG Bank AG: Employee Fraud, Unauthorized Trading, and Conclusive Evidence ClausesHigh Court08 Jun 2011
Judgment for Plaintiff
14Ngiam Kong Seng v Lim Chiew Hock: Negligence, Duty of Care & Psychiatric HarmCourt of Appeal28 May 2008
Appeal Dismissed
15Tan Kay Beng v PP: Theft & Criminal Intimidation Sentencing AppealHigh Court06 Jul 2006
Appeal Allowed
16Wee Soon Kim Anthony v UBS AG: Appeal on Misrepresentation & Duty of Care in Foreign Exchange TransactionsCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore28 Jul 2004
Appeal Dismissed
17Man B&W Diesel v PT Bumi: Negligence, Economic Loss & Subcontractor Liability in Shipbuilding ContractCourt of Appeal08 Mar 2004
Appeal in CA 75/2003 allowed. Appeal in CA 79/2003 dismissed.
18Afro-Asia Shipping v Da Zhong: Negligence, Duty of Support & Building DamageHigh Court20 Nov 2003
Judgment for Plaintiff in part against the first, second, third, and fifth defendants.
19Elis Tjoa v United Overseas Bank: Forgery, Bank's Duty of Care & Contractual TermsHigh Court01 Jan 2003
Claim Dismissed
20Goh Chin Soon v Vickers Capital: Mortgagee's Duty of Care & BankruptcyHigh Court29 Dec 2000
Appeal dismissed.
21Sim Chiang Lee v Lee Hock Chuan: Negligence, Duty of Care & Rylands v FletcherHigh Court04 Dec 2000
Application to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claim was allowed.