28 Nov 2022
LI YIN YUK v. NG CHI FAI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 1394
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI2229/2019
The Court accepted liability but found the S5 fracture healed by April 2017 and that most persistent physical symptoms were attributable to pre-existing degenerative L5/S1 pathology; the Plaintiff suffered PTSD caused by the accident but of mild intensity resolving largely by December 2017; the Plaintiff was an unreliable witness and the joint expert reports (JOR, JPR, JSPR) were preferred; accordingly sick leave was fixed to 1 July 2016–31 December 2017, PSLA fixed at HKD 300000, pre-trial and future losses quantified as set out, no award for loss of earning capacity, special damages agreed…
- Damages assessment
- Pain, suffering and loss of amenities
- Loss of earnings and future loss
- Causation and pre-existing conditions
- Credibility of claimant
- Admissibility and weight of medical reports