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Topic

Employees compensation ordinance (cap. 282)

Legal area

Court

1 Nov 2011

WONG WING FONG v. CAFÉ DE CORAL CENTRAL PROCESSING LTD

Citation

WONG WING FONG v. CAFÉ DE CORAL CENTRAL PROCESSING LTD
Court

Court of Final Appeal
Case number

FAMV19/2011

The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because there were no reasonably arguable grounds: concurrent factual findings of credibility and injury by the trial judge and Court of Appeal were not displaced, the Form 2 was not an admission of liability, and the medical and evidential record did not support the alleged serious injuries.
11 Oct 1990

CHAN KWOK KIN v. MOK KWAN HING AND ANOTHER

Citation

CHAN KWOK KIN v. MOK KWAN HING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV78/1990

On a proper evaluation of the factual indicia (payment method, lack of pricing of jobs, nature of tools and materials, hiring of assistants by employer, absence of financial risk, opportunity for profit from management) and in light of the Market Investigations test and the Employees Compensation Ordinance provisions protecting casual and concurrent employees, the only reasonable conclusion is that the applicant was employed under a contract of service by the first respondent. The judge below reached a view that could not reasonably be entertained and the appeal is allowed; matter remitted fo…