Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Admissibility of expert medical evidence

Legal area

Court

7 Apr 2016

LIU KAM CHOW v. WONG WAH SHEUNG t/a WAH KEE DECORATION CO.

Citation

LIU KAM CHOW v. WONG WAH SHEUNG t/a WAH KEE DECORATION CO.
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC2137/2013

Court accepted applicant's asserted monthly earnings of HK$24,000 as supported by Labour Department interview and comparable government wage statistics under s.11, accepted sick leave for the relevant accident(s) and awarded compensation accordingly, rejected any permanent loss of earning capacity attributable to the foot injury, accepted that the back injury caused a limited permanent effect supporting an award under s.9, and awarded specified sums under s.9, s.10 and s.10A with interest and costs despite respondent's non‑appearance.
10 Jun 2015

CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL

Citation

CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMP67/2010

Adjournment sine die refused because the Applicant, who initiated the variation proceedings, failed to demonstrate that adjourning the proceedings would enhance prospects of successful co-parenting counselling, had a long history of delays and change of lawyers, and produced medical evidence that was unsupported and of limited weight; however a limited out-of-time filing extension was granted for case management reasons and the court set firm timelines, ordered an updated social welfare report, reserved certain costs and ordered costs of the adjournment summons to be in the cause.
1 Apr 2015

RE TAM MEI KAM

Citation

RE TAM MEI KAM
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCB3777/2011

Funeral expenses constituted reasonable financial provision and were allowed (HK$170,500) payable by specified cheques; all other applications were dismissed because the existing periodical payments (HK$158,000/month) represented reasonable provision in all the circumstances, the applicant's medical certificates were inadmissible as expert evidence, awarding large lump sums would risk prejudice to other beneficiaries (notably the residuary legatee), and there was no change of circumstances warranting payment of rent arrears which would nullify prior orders.

Hong Kong Case Law

LIU KAM CHOW v. WONG WAH SHEUNG t/a WAH KEE DECORATION CO.

CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL

RE TAM MEI KAM