Nornahaniah Binti Mohd Embong v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) DR SOU JING KIM 3. ) DR TEE SZE CHEE 4. ) DR MOHAMMAD SHUKRI JAHIT 5. ) DR NURLATY BINTI CHE LAT 6. ) DR LEE SEE PHENG 7. ) DATO' SERI DR HAJI MOHAMED YUSOF BIN HJ ABDUL WAHAB 8. ) DR SHARMATHY A/P NITHANAM 9. ) DR AU YAN QIAN 10. ) DR LEE EE LEEN 11. ) DR ZHARIF BIN BAHARUDDIN 12. ) DR AZUDDIN BIN MOHD KHAIRY 13. ) DR NUR EZZAH BINTI MOHD SABRI 14. ) DR LEE HUI MEI 15. ) DR SATISH A/L BALAKRISHNAN

ba-21ncvc-23-06-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 April 2026 • BA-21NCvC-23-06/2023 • 31 min read
15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

Outcome

The Plaintiff’s claim is allowed. The Court awards general damages for pain and suffering, aggravated damages and special damages are awarded. Interest is awarded at 4% on special damages from.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-21ncvc-23-06-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Medical negligence – duty to advise – endoscopic resection – failure to disclose alternative treatment – Montgomery standard – causation Informed consent – change in surgical plan – proximal gastrectomy to total gastrectomy – failure to explain implications Surgical complications – intra operative tear – post operative anaemia – bowel perforation – negligent management Vicarious liability – Government Proceedings Act 1956 – liability contingent on personal liability of treating officers Damages – aggravated damages – inconsistent testimony – unsound explanations – attempt to shift blame

Practice Areas

Tort Damages

Judges (1)

Shoba Rajah a/p Dorai Rajah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm P.S. Ranjan & Co. Firm Karthi Kanthabalan Counsel Plaintiff Muhammad Nur Syafi b Md Sai'aan Counsel Defendant Siti Asmath binti Che Man Counsel Defendant Zetty Zurina bt Kamaruddin Counsel Defendant

Parties (16)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant Dato' Seri Dr Haji Mohamed Yusof bin Hj Abdul Wahab Defendant Dr Au Yan Qian Defendant Dr Azuddin bin Mohd Khairy Defendant Dr Lee Ee Leen Defendant Dr Lee Hui Mei Defendant Dr Lee See Pheng Defendant Dr Mohammad Shukri Jahit Defendant Dr Nur Ezzah binti Mohd Sabri Defendant Dr Nurlaty binti Che Lat Defendant Dr Satish a/l Balakrishnan Defendant Dr Sharmathy a/p Nithanam Defendant Dr Sou Jing Kim Defendant Dr Tee Sze Chee Defendant Dr Zharif bin Baharuddin Defendant Nornahaniah binti Mohd Embong Plaintiff

Cases Cited (15)

UK (5)
[1957] 1 WLR 582 [1980] AC 174 [1987] 2 All ER 353 [1998] AC 232 [2015] AC 1430
MY (10)
[1939] MLJ 253 [1958] 1 MLJ 1 [2007] 1 MLJ 593 [2016] 2 CLJ 885 [2017] 5 MLJ 438 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2018] 3 MLJ 281 [2019] MLJU 1889 [2025] 5 MLJ 216 [2025] MLJU 4103

Judgment

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