[2001] SGHC 303

“ian v Long Thik Boon [1996] 2 SLR (R) 420, the High Court assessed the 48-year-old plaintiff’s loss of future earnings using a multiplier of 8 years. In Ong Tean Hoe v Hong Kong Industrial Co Pte Ltd [2001] SGHC 303, the plaintiff was 51 years old at the time of the accident and 52 years old at the time of the assessme”

“The Plaintiff relies on Ong Tean Hoe v Hong Kong Industrial Company Private Limited [2001] SGHC 303 where the Plaintiff lost both her hands as a result of an industrial accident. For the traumatic depression which ensued, she was awarded $20,000.”

“50% discount is appropriate where the claimant’s remaining working life expectancy is short. The second case is the High Court decision of Ong Tean Hoe v Hong Kong Industrial Company Private Limited [2001] SGHC 303 (“Ong Tean Hoe”), where the plaintiff’s remaining working life expectancy was eight years, but the multip”

“The other was Ong Tean Hoe v Hong Keng Industrial Company Private Limited [2001] SGHC 303 (“Ong Tean Hoe”) where the plaintiff was awarded $20,000 for post-traumatic depression arising from an industrial accident in which the injuries he sustained resulted in the amputation of both hands.”