余志成 對 香港復康會

余志成 對 香港復康會

上訴法庭支持原審法官的事實裁斷:基於雙方共聘專家意見及整體證據,申請人未能證明其病況屬於附表2 A8項所界定的職業病,且證據足以推翻第34條的推定,因此申請人未建立因工作性質所致的因果關係,故拒絕其賠償申索。

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Citation
余志成 對 香港復康會
Parties
Applicant: 余志成; Respondent: 香港復康會
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
16 June 2015
Case Number
CACV234/2013
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Occupational Disease, Causation, Evidence Evaluation, Statutory Presumption Under Schedule 2 A8, Appellate Review of Factual Findings
Source Language
ch
Employment Law Workers' Compensation Personal Injury Occupational Disease Causation Evidence Evaluation Statutory Presumption Under Schedule 2 A8 Appellate Review of Factual Findings

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Parties

余志成

Applicant

香港復康會

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's bilateral elbow condition amounts to an occupational disease under Schedule 2 A8 of the Employees' Compensation Ordinance (Cap.282)
  2. 2 Whether the statutory presumption in s34 (Schedule 2) applies and whether it was rebutted by contrary evidence
  3. 3 Whether the employer's failure to file a s15 accident notice affects the applicant's entitlement to compensation

Ratio Decidendi

上訴法庭支持原審法官的事實裁斷:基於雙方共聘專家意見及整體證據,申請人未能證明其病況屬於附表2 A8項所界定的職業病,且證據足以推翻第34條的推定,因此申請人未建立因工作性質所致的因果關係,故拒絕其賠償申索。

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Appellant ordered to pay costs of the appeal