Singapore | High Court clarifies that government subsidies can fall within the benevolence exception to the rule against double recovery

In the recent decision of Eng Beng v Lo Kok Jong [2023] SGHC 63, the High Court allowed the claimant’s claim for full medical expenses incurred as a result of the defendant’s negligence where a portion of these medical expenses were subsidised by government subsidies and grants.
 
In this update, Director Adam Maniam and Associate Sidharrth Rajagopal discuss this decision which serves as a timely reminder that the general prohibition against double recovery is balanced against the need to ensure that the tortfeasor is not allowed to unduly benefit from government subsidies or grants provided for the claimant’s benefit.
 
Please click here to read the update.