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  • 20 Dec 2002

    WONG SIN LAM v. KUEN FUNG CONSTRUCTION LTD. AND OTHERS

    Citation
    WONG SIN LAM v. KUEN FUNG CONSTRUCTION LTD. AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI1286/1999

    Liability being conceded, the court assessed quantum by accepting the medical evidence that the plaintiff sustained permanent severe brain injury with cognitive and behavioural deficits rendering him unemployable and dependent; the court accepted the plaintiff's evidence of loss of amenities and the wife's caregiving role, rejected private psychiatric care and certain late claims, selected multipliers after accounting for prevailing economic conditions (multiplier 14 for future earnings, 18 whole-life for wife's care, 10 for domestic helper), and awarded damages totaled at HKD 8,430,020 with…

  • 1 May 1987

    YIP KAI MING v. CHENG CHU MUI

    Citation
    YIP KAI MING v. CHENG CHU MUI
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1679/1986

    The court placed the plaintiff in the middle of the 'serious injury' category and awarded HK$112,000 for pain, suffering and loss of amenities; accepted plaintiff's unchallenged evidence of monthly income of HK$3,000 and applied a multiplier of 10 for future loss of earnings; found part‑time attendance (50% of one person's time) reasonable and valued at HK$1,700 per month (niece's earnings) for specified pre- and post-trial periods; applied the parties' agreed apportionment of 85% defendant/15% plaintiff and entered judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of HK$590,601 with specified interest r…