thankfully common sense prevails. this was a fucking stupid case
to begin with . luckily the victim put up a fight and did not drop
the appeal.
Singapore News
Teacher wins appeal against insurer over legal costs
Posted: 03 October 2007 1351 hrs
SINGAPORE: Primary school teacher Jonathan Lock has won his legal
battle, when the Court of Appeal ruled in his favour.
Lock will not have to pay a single cent of the legal bills
amounting to some S$120,000.
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday ordered all the different parties
to bear their own costs.
35-year old Lock was involved in an accident in November
2004.
He took the case to the Primary Dispute Resolution Centre which
awarded him $188 and ordered the other vehicle owner to pay S$1,200
in costs.
This led NTUC Income, the other vehicle owner's insurer, to take
the appeal to the High Court.
Lock then found himself saddled with a S$45,000 legal bill from
NTUC Income.
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong also ruled that Lock's former lawyer
Andrew Hanam cannot bill him, without the permission of the Appeal
Court.
Hanam's fees amounted to S$80,000.
CJ Chan also directed the Singapore Law Society to determine if
there is a case to hold an inquiry against Mr Hanam for
professional misconduct. -CNA/vm
