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Topic

Employees' compensation ordinance (s9, s10, s10a, s18)

Legal area

Court

17 Nov 2023

FOK YUK CHING v. K & P CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2023] HKDC 1581
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1981/2020

The court found that the 20 Nov 2018 accident caused only a minor left 2nd toe contusion that resolved with treatment from 21–24 Nov 2018; the claimant received no further treatment for that injury until after a separate 13 Jul 2019 traffic accident and most subsequent symptoms and sick leave were attributable to that later accident and pre-existing foot deformity, not the workplace accident; therefore no LOEC or ongoing incapacity flowed from the 1st Accident, sick leave attributable to it is limited to 4 days, statutory awards are negligible and fully offset by prior periodical payments, so…
9 Aug 2021

CHAN SO MING 對 CHUEN KEE CONSTRUCTION CO LTD 及另一人

Citation

[2021] HKDC 946
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1868/2018

Claimant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the alleged accident occurred or that her asserted injuries were caused by the alleged accident; the respondents' witnesses were found credible and claimant's account was riddled with unexplained contradictions and evidence of exaggeration and fabrication, justifying dismissal of the compensation claim and an adverse view of claimed incapacity; alternatively, if accident were accepted, the appropriate permanent loss is 0.5% and incapacity limited to four months as per court's assessment of medical evidence.