19 Jan 2007
CHAN KAM SAU v. YEE HING CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORTATION CO LTD
- Citation
- CHAN KAM SAU v. YEE HING CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORTATION CO LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC1361/2005
The court accepted and weighed expert evidence but made its own assessments: psychiatric loss 3%, orthopaedic loss 5%, aggregate 8%; monthly earnings for compensation calculations fixed at HK$12,150; the deeming provision in s.10(2) is rebuttable but was not rebutted on the evidence; award calculated accordingly; judgment entered for applicant for HK$55,064 with interest at half judgment rate from date of accident; Applicant ordered to pay half of Respondent's costs of defending the action and cross-appeal (to be taxed if not agreed) and Applicant's own costs taxed under Legal Aid Regulations.