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Singapore duty of care

Ngiam Kong Seng v Lim Chiew Hock

[2008] 3 SLR(R) 674
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2008
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Applying the Spandeck two-stage test, factual proximity in road traffic accidents was sufficient to establish a duty of care in negligence.

Key Principle

Spandeck applied; duty of care in road traffic accidents; factual proximity established

Area of Law

tort

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