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Topic

Assessment of permanent disability

Legal area

Court

12 Dec 2006

HUSSAIN TANWEER v. FOCUS ROLLER SHUTTER LTD [IN LIQUIDATION]

Citation

HUSSAIN TANWEER v. FOCUS ROLLER SHUTTER LTD [IN LIQUIDATION]
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1145/2005

Court preferred the medical evidence of Dr. James Kong assessing 4% permanent disability, allowed 193 days' sick leave and medical expenses of $2,620, calculated statutory awards under ss.9,10 and 10A accordingly and entered judgment for the Applicant with interest and costs.
23 Dec 1983

CHAU PO KEUNG v. LAW PING AND ANOTHER

Citation

CHAU PO KEUNG v. LAW PING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA3993/1983

The court found the plaintiff ambidextrous, adjusted the medical assessor's 14% to 12% permanent disability, accepted the employer's credible evidence that but-for earnings would be $150/day, preferred the multiplicand-difference method using $780/month and an 18-year multiplier to calculate loss of future earnings, awarded $36,000 for pain and suffering referencing precedent adjustments, awarded specified special damages, applied interest rates differently by head, allowed credit for statutory compensation, ordered costs to plaintiff and payment subject to legal aid charge and allowed direct…