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Singapore Leading Case professional negligenceduty of care

Hii Chii Kok v Ooi Peng Jin London Lucien

[2017] 2 SLR 492
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Singapore Court of Appeal adopted the Montgomery approach requiring doctors to disclose material risks to patients, departing from the Bolam test for informed consent.

Key Principle

medical negligence; informed consent; Montgomery approach adopted in Singapore; material risks disclosure

Area of Law

tort

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