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Employment law [2023] HKDC 974

C v. HAU KAR KIT

Assessment of damages for workplace sexual harassment under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, with awards for injury to feelings, exemplary damages, interest, and costs.

  • Injury to feelings
  • Exemplary damages
  • Interest
  • Costs
  • Sexual-harassment
  • Injury-to-feelings
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Employment law [2019] HKDC 122

X V. MELVYN KAI FAN LAI LEIGH & ORGANGE LIMITED

The District Court refused to vary a costs order nisi in an equal opportunities action, holding the claim was not frivolous and no special circumstances justified costs.

  • Costs orders
  • Section 73b district court ordinance
  • Order 22 offers (sanctioned payments)
  • Limitation/time bar
  • Eoc legal assistance
  • Settlement offers
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Professional disciplinary law [2018] HKCA 337

DR BENJAMIN MARK HERBERT v. VETERINARY SURGEONS BOARD OF HONG KONG

The Court of Appeal upheld disciplinary findings against a veterinary surgeon for sexual text messages to a subordinate and confirmed the three-month removal order.

  • Misconduct in a professional respect
  • Admissibility of evidence in disciplinary inquiries
  • Standard of proof
  • Mitigation and penalty
  • Restoration to professional register
  • Effect of civil settlement on regulatory proceedings
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Employment law CHAN CHING MAN v. ORIENTAL LOGISTICS CO LTD

CHAN CHING MAN v. ORIENTAL LOGISTICS CO LTD

The Court of First Instance allowed an employer’s appeal, holding that repeated non-consensual touching of a disabled colleague justified summary dismissal.

  • Summary dismissal
  • Consent to touching
  • Employer duty to protect disabled employees
  • Sex discrimination ordinance provisions
  • Employment ordinance s9
  • Workplace harassment
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Sex discrimination YUEN SHA SHA v. TSE CHI PAN

YUEN SHA SHA v. TSE CHI PAN

The District Court found covert video recording of a student in her hostel room was sexual harassment under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance and awarded damages, apology and costs.

  • Sexual harassment
  • Secret filming/privacy invasion
  • Compensation for injury to feelings
  • Exemplary (punitive) damages
  • Aggravated damages
  • Apology order
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