Publication Type
Case note/Digest
Publication
Singapore Law Journal (Lexicon)
Publication Date
1-2021
Abstract
Damage is the gist of the action in negligence. An action in negligence is said to accrue only when damage arises. The precise timing of the damage is an important factor in an application to strike out a claim in negligence on the ground that it was filed out of time contrary to the Limitation Act. Consequently, the lawsuit may have to be initiated within a specified period from the accrual of the cause of action.
Disciplines
Asian Studies | Courts | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
ISSN/ISBN
2737-5048
Publisher
SMU Lexicon, SMU School of Law
Version
publishedVersion
Copyright Holder
Singapore Management University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Format
application/PDF
Citation
CHAN, Gary Kok Yew.
Accrual of cause of action in negligence: IPP Financial Advisers Pte v Saimee bin Jumaat. (2021). Singapore Law Journal (Lexicon). 1, 1.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sljlexicon/2
Volume
1
Page
1
Additional URL
https://www.docdroid.com/el45RiF/lexicon-singapore-law-journal-jan-2021-edition-pdf