The articulation of a single two-stage test by the Singapore Court of Appeal to determine the imposition of a duty of care in negligence for all types of damage claimed and for all factual scenarios is an admirable effort to bring doctrinal clarity to the neighbourhood principle. However, the notion of proximity which forms the cornerstone of the Spandeck test can benefit from a more methodical examination of a set of factual factors relevant to the relationship between the parties to the dispute. This article argues that the salient features approach of the High Court of Australia may be modified and adapted to assist Singapore courts in their analysis of "proximity" under the Spandeck formulation, and would be of significant practical benefit to judges and lawyers in their appraisement of the factual matrix.