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Spandeck Engineering (S) Pte Ltd v Defence Science & Technology Agency

[2007] 4 SLR(R) 100
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2007
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Singapore adopts a universal two-stage test for duty of care: first, proximity (physical, circumstantial, causal); second, policy considerations negating that duty.

Key Principle

universal two-stage test for duty of care in SG: proximity (physical, circumstantial, causal) plus policy considerations

Area of Law

Tort and Negligence

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