Anyone considering suing the Singapore government should read carefully the Government Proceedings Act.
This Act states clearly the areas in which the government has immunity. In other areas, the government is liable for negligence just like any other party would be.
If you sue the government where it has immunity, your lawsuit is certain to be dismissed. The end result is that you will have to pay legal costs of the government. Legal costs due to any winning party is assessed by the court based on factors like the amount of work done (such as conversations with clients, research, perusing documents, attending court, etc), the complexity of the matter and whether work was done on an urgent basis. As a previous case involving a schoolboy injured in school who lost his lawsuit against the school shows, the Attorney-General's Chambers is not in any way reluctant to claim legal costs when they win.
A later post will examine the areas of immunity for the Singapore government.
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