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Man Mohan Singh s/o Jothirambal Singh v Zurich Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd

[2008] 3 SLR 735
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore High Court
Year2008
StatusBinding authority

Summary

For psychiatric injury claims, secondary victims must satisfy proximity in time and space to the accident, distinguishing them from primary victims.

Key Principle

Nervous shock; proximity to accident; primary and secondary victims; requirement of proximity in time and space for psychiatric injury claims

Area of Law

tort

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