Publication Type
Magazine Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
12-2017
Abstract
In recent times, courts in Singapore and elsewhere have been grappling with the issue of delegability of duty of care. In the process, they have vigorously defended the conventional position that a duty of care is, in general, delegable. Accordingly, attempts at broadening the ambit of vicarious liability and non-delegable duty, respectively, have been carefully scrutinized. The recent Singapore Court of Appeal decision of Ng Huat Seng v Munib Mohammad Madni adds to the judicial thinking on this complicated and controversial subject.
Keywords
Tort of negligence, non-delegable duty, vicarious liability, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Torts
Research Areas
Private Law
Publication
Singapore Law Gazette
First Page
1
Last Page
11
ISSN
1019-942X
Publisher
LexisNexis Asia Pacific
Embargo Period
8-20-2021
Citation
Low, Kee Yang.
Vicarious liability, non-delegable duty and the Ng Huat Seng decision. (2017). Singapore Law Gazette. 1-11.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3289
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https://lawgazette.com.sg/feature/vicarious-liability-non-delegable-duty-ng-huat-seng-decision/