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Hong Kong Case Law

Epilepsy
  • 20 Jan 1984

    YUNG WAI AND OTHERS v. LEE MAN

    Citation
    YUNG WAI AND OTHERS v. LEE MAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2353/1983

    The court accepted the medical evidence that the accident caused brain injury and epilepsy, placed the case on the borderline of serious injury, fixed general damages at $60,000 then applied a 50% uplift per Li Ping Sum to arrive at $90,000, awarded future loss of $135,000 using a $750 monthly loss and multiplier 15, allowed proved special damages totalling $26,024, and ordered interest and costs accordingly.