[2005] SGHC 128

“The first case is that of Khoo Bee Keong v Ang Chun Hong and another [2005] SGHC 128 (“Khoo Bee Keong”), where a bus failed to stop at a traffic-light controlled junction and negligently collided into a pedestrian just when he had started to cross the road. Andrew Phang Boon Leong JC”

“In this vein, the observation of Andrew Phang Boon Leong JC (as he then was) in Khoo Bee Keong v Ang Chun Hong and Another [2005] SGHC 128 at [68] in relation to expert evidence is apposite: if the materials used by the experts to derive their opinions are shaky or flawed, then the experts’ evidence will be of limited”

“Where the basis of an expert report is shaky or flawed, the conclusion arrived at will be of little or no use to the court (see the High Court decision of Khoo Bee Keong v Ang Chun Hong and Another [2005] SGHC 128 at [68]). Given that the Ferrier Hodgson report appears to be little more than a conduit for the Responden”

“In its closing submissions, Yew San, citing Khoo Bee Keong v Ang Chun Hong and another [2005] SGHC 128 at [78], argued “if the cross-examiner can show that the facts on which the expert relies are unreliable, his conclusions will not be acceptable”. However, Yew San never criticised the accuracy of th”

“fic analysis of matters which cannot be provided by lay witnesses and counsel, but as was aptly recognised by Andrew Phang Boon Leong JC (as he then was) in Khoo Bee Keong v Ang Chun Hong and Another [2005] SGHC 128 at [80], an accident reconstruction is useful when it is “complemented by a realistic application to the”