1 Sept 1983
MAK YUN TAI v. KWONG KWOK FAI
- Citation
- MAK YUN TAI v. KWONG KWOK FAI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1427/1983
Medical evidence established catastrophic permanent brain injury placing the plaintiff in the 'disaster' category; accordingly the court set a starting benchmark for pain, suffering and loss of amenities at $200,000 adjusted upward to $350,000 given the claimant's extreme youth and lifetime dependence, awarded $200,000 for loss of future earning capacity, capitalised the mother's gratuitous care at $144,000 (HK$1,200/month x 12 x multiplier 10), assessed future institutional care capital at $60,000, awarded conventional loss of expectation of life $15,000, allowed specified special damages, f…