Doctor's duty of disclosure and the Singapore Court of Appeal decision in Hii Chii Kok: Montgomery transformed

• Main Author: LOW, Kee Yang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Medical Jurisprudence; Torts
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2504; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4462/viewcontent/DoctorDutyDisclosure_TortLRev_2017_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The subject of a doctor’s duty of care to his patient, especially as regards the giving of advice, is a controversial one. In recent times, the courts and the medical professions in several jurisdictions have given their varying responses. In the Hii Chii Kok case, the Singapore Court of Appeal was...