Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Child plaintiff

Legal area

Court

27 Nov 2020

RYAN ALEXANDER SOH by his father and next friend, DAVID SOH AND OTHERS v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF PALM COURT AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 2980
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI359/2017

Leave granted for joint forensic expert reports in DB-paediatrics, clinical neuropsychology/clinical psychology with experience in children with cerebral palsy/neurodisabilities, and educational psychology; leave refused for psychiatry (for P1, Jeremy and the Father) and for a separate physiotherapy forensic report. The court directed parties to jointly nominate experts and provide timetable and report dates within 21 days and reserved costs to be costs in the cause with P1's costs to be taxed under Legal Aid Regulations.
31 Mar 1987

LIU SUET UN AN INFANT BY HER NEXT FRIEND LIU PUI CHEUNG v. YU MAN FAI AND ANOTHER

Citation

LIU SUET UN AN INFANT BY HER NEXT FRIEND LIU PUI CHEUNG v. YU MAN FAI AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA4433/1985

The injury was classified as within the 'serious' category but towards its lower end; general damages were assessed by taking a prior benchmark ($60,000) and increasing it by 60% to $96,000 to allow for inflation and currency change; future loss of earnings was awarded as a global sum of $150,000 because precise multiplicative calculation was speculative given the child's background and likely periods of unemployment (estimated at least 25% of working life); special damages were awarded on the evidence in specified sums with a provisional award of $16,000 for future surgery payable subject to…
4 Nov 1983

LAW YUEN WAN AND ANOTHER v. TAI KAM TONG AND OTHERS

Citation

LAW YUEN WAN AND ANOTHER v. TAI KAM TONG AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA5443/1979

The driver (1st defendant) and owner (2nd defendant) were negligent because the driver failed to keep a proper lookout when approaching a kindergarten and was travelling at about 25 m.p.h.; the teacher (3rd defendant) exercised reasonable care and was not negligent; the infant was not contributorily negligent due to her age; damages awarded to plaintiff against 1st and 2nd defendants accordingly.
27 Jun 1980

RENNY CHO KWOK HUNG v. FUSILIER DONALD EVANS AND OTHERS

Citation

RENNY CHO KWOK HUNG v. FUSILIER DONALD EVANS AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1686/1972

The court accepted that the plaintiff sustained permanent physical and intellectual sequelae from the accident but found most claimed special items unreasonable or unproven; awarded limited special damages (HK$4,680) for one year of extra tuition and six months' medication, awarded general damages by a single global sum (HK$150,000) to cover pain, suffering, loss of amenities and diminution in earning capacity because future earnings could not be reliably quantified, awarded total judgment HK$154,680 with specified interest rates and apportioned costs.
29 Oct 1975

TAO MEI HO v. HUI KWONG YAT

Citation

TAO MEI HO v. HUI KWONG YAT
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA819/1974

The judge awarded general damages of $50,000 because, on the facts, a child injured at 3½ with a below‑knee amputation faces lifelong disability, recurring prosthetic costs and adjustments, significant loss of amenities and likely future emotional and matrimonial disadvantages; local comparative authorities and the need to relate awards to Hong Kong standards justified the quantum.

Hong Kong Case Law

RYAN ALEXANDER SOH by his father and next friend, DAVID SOH AND OTHERS v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF PALM COURT AND ANOTHER

LIU SUET UN AN INFANT BY HER NEXT FRIEND LIU PUI CHEUNG v. YU MAN FAI AND ANOTHER

LAW YUEN WAN AND ANOTHER v. TAI KAM TONG AND OTHERS

RENNY CHO KWOK HUNG v. FUSILIER DONALD EVANS AND OTHERS

TAO MEI HO v. HUI KWONG YAT