YU YIXIN v. LEUNG CHI TIN ANDY

YU YIXIN v. LEUNG CHI TIN ANDY

The court accepted the applicant's evidence but found the medical report deficient in reasoning and insufficient to displace the Assessment Board's 1% loss of earning capacity; accordingly the court adopted the Board's 1% assessment and awarded statutory compensation calculated from the applicant's declared wage, plus medical expenses, interest and costs.

Citation
YU YIXIN v. LEUNG CHI TIN ANDY
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
11 May 2007
Case Number
DCEC431/2006
Procedural Posture
Employees Compensation Ordinance Claim / Hearing and Judgment in Absence of Respondent
Outcome
Judgment for applicant
Legal Topics
Loss of Earning Capacity, Assessment Board Appeal, Medical Expert Evidence, Calculation of Statutory Compensation, Interest and Costs
Source Language
EN
Employment Law Workers' Compensation Personal Injury Civil Procedure Loss of Earning Capacity Assessment Board Appeal Medical Expert Evidence Calculation of Statutory Compensation +1 more

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Procedural Posture

Employees Compensation Ordinance Claim / Hearing and Judgment in Absence of Respondent

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Assessment Board assessment of 1% loss of earning capacity should be revised
  2. 2 Whether applicant is entitled to compensation under sections 9, 10 and 10A of the Employees Compensation Ordinance Cap 282
  3. 3 Weight and sufficiency of medical expert evidence to depart from Assessment Board assessment

Ratio Decidendi

The court accepted the applicant's evidence but found the medical report deficient in reasoning and insufficient to displace the Assessment Board's 1% loss of earning capacity; accordingly the court adopted the Board's 1% assessment and awarded statutory compensation calculated from the applicant's declared wage, plus medical expenses, interest and costs.

Court Disposition

Judgment for applicant

Orders

  • Awarded compensation totalling HKD 72,404 in favour of the applicant against the respondent
  • Interest on the award at half‑judgment rate from date of accident until judgment and thereafter at judgment rate until payment