張榮城,又名胡容 對 屯門仁愛眼科中心醫院及另一人

張榮城,又名胡容 對 屯門仁愛眼科中心醫院及另一人

Even if all pleaded facts are accepted, the claimant failed to plead the essential elements of medical negligence (no adequate particulars of breach of duty or how defendants departed from the applicable standard) and the expert reports fail to meet the required standards (Bolam and Practice Direction/Orders), after...

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張榮城,又名胡容 對 屯門仁愛眼科中心醫院及另一人
Parties
Plaintiff: 張榮城 (aka 胡容); Defendant: 屯門仁愛眼科中心醫院; Defendant: 醫院管理局
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 July 2013
Case Number
HCPI48/2011
Procedural Posture
Medical Negligence (personal Injury) / Interlocutory Strike Out Application; Claim Struck Out and Proceedings Dismissed
Outcome
Claim struck out; plaintiff's claim against first and second defendants dismissed
Legal Topics
Strike Out (order 18 R.19), Expert Report Compliance (practice Direction 18.1), Bolam Test, Statement of Truth / Order 41 a, Costs
Source Language
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Civil Procedure Medical Negligence Personal Injury Evidence (expert Evidence) Strike Out (order 18 R.19) Expert Report Compliance (practice Direction 18.1) Bolam Test Statement of Truth / Order 41 a +1 more

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Parties

張榮城 (aka 胡容)

Plaintiff

屯門仁愛眼科中心醫院

Defendant

醫院管理局

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Medical Negligence (personal Injury) / Interlocutory Strike Out Application; Claim Struck Out and Proceedings Dismissed

  1. 1 Whether the pleadings disclose a reasonable cause of action under Order 18 r.19(1)(a)
  2. 2 Whether the expert medical reports comply with Practice Direction 18.1 and Orders 38 and 41A
  3. 3 Application of the Bolam test to establish a prima facie case of medical negligence

Ratio Decidendi

Even if all pleaded facts are accepted, the claimant failed to plead the essential elements of medical negligence (no adequate particulars of breach of duty or how defendants departed from the applicable standard) and the expert reports fail to meet the required standards (Bolam and Practice Direction/Orders), after multiple opportunities to remedy; therefore the claim disclosed no reasonable cause of action and was properly struck out and dismissed.

Court Disposition

Claim struck out; plaintiff's claim against first and second defendants dismissed

Orders

  • The statement of claim filed 20 July 2011 is struck out for failing to disclose a reasonable cause of action and for non-compliant expert reports.
  • The plaintiff's proceedings against the first and second defendants are dismissed.