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26-10-2014, 01:40 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
The claim for expert witness Dr Hong Ga Sze, a general surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre CUT TO $5,000 from $42,000
The judgment: Dr Hong Ga Sze, a general surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, provided a written opinion and gave testimony for one day, during the first disciplinary committee's hearing. But his $14,000 bill for a day's expert evidence was very high, particularly since it "did not involve complex, technical or medical expertise", said Ms Lim.
The testimony needed from Dr Hong and another expert witness, consultant medical oncologist Dr Tan Yew Oo, was on what was considered reasonable for a doctor to charge. Dr Tan, the more senior medical expert, had charged $700 for each hour he was on the stand, and $200 every hour for time spent waiting. His bill of $12,145 was reduced to $9,000.
"Dr Hong's fees of $6,000 just for 'standing by' - waiting to take the witness stand - are also exorbitant," said Ms Lee. She also criticised his separate $6,000 bill for preparing the trial report, for which Dr Tan had charged only $1,000. She took issue as well with another $14,000 charged by Dr Hong, an SMC council member since last year, for his trial preparation which stretched from March 2009 to February 2010. The period started "even before the notice of inquiry was issued" to Dr Lim, she noted.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?192735-SMC-used-Council-Member-as-expert-has-fees-slashed-by-88-by-judge&goto=newpost).
The claim for expert witness Dr Hong Ga Sze, a general surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre CUT TO $5,000 from $42,000
The judgment: Dr Hong Ga Sze, a general surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, provided a written opinion and gave testimony for one day, during the first disciplinary committee's hearing. But his $14,000 bill for a day's expert evidence was very high, particularly since it "did not involve complex, technical or medical expertise", said Ms Lim.
The testimony needed from Dr Hong and another expert witness, consultant medical oncologist Dr Tan Yew Oo, was on what was considered reasonable for a doctor to charge. Dr Tan, the more senior medical expert, had charged $700 for each hour he was on the stand, and $200 every hour for time spent waiting. His bill of $12,145 was reduced to $9,000.
"Dr Hong's fees of $6,000 just for 'standing by' - waiting to take the witness stand - are also exorbitant," said Ms Lee. She also criticised his separate $6,000 bill for preparing the trial report, for which Dr Tan had charged only $1,000. She took issue as well with another $14,000 charged by Dr Hong, an SMC council member since last year, for his trial preparation which stretched from March 2009 to February 2010. The period started "even before the notice of inquiry was issued" to Dr Lim, she noted.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?192735-SMC-used-Council-Member-as-expert-has-fees-slashed-by-88-by-judge&goto=newpost).