Amendments to the building and construction industry security of payment December 6, 2019 On 2 October 2018, the Singapore Parliament passed amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (the “SOP Act”).
Clinical negligence and the causation conundrum: Rethinking the use of statistical evidence in proving causation and why loss of chance claims remain at large December 27, 2019 An article on a highly anticipated Court of Appeal judgment, which touches on important issues relating to loss of chance, and the use of statistical evidence in establishing causation in medical negligence claims.
Legal Update: High Court dismisses suit against neurosurgeon and hospital December 4, 2019 The Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP team led by Mr Lek Siang Pheng and Ms Mar Seow Hwei successfully defended Dr Y, a neurosurgeon and the head of the Division of Neurosurgery at the National University Hospital (NUH), in one of the longer medical negligence trials seen locally in recent years.