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Future expenses

  • 11 Jan 2019

    NG YUEK LANG SOPHIA v. CHIU KING WA

    Citation
    [2019] HKDC 29
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCPI2179/2015

    Liability was admitted; on quantum the court accepted that the plaintiff suffered whiplash and some psychiatric sequelae but reached maximal medical improvement with predominantly soft tissue injuries and minimal permanent impairment. Given consensus of experts that the plaintiff could return to moderate work, her longstanding voluntary unemployment and inadequate evidence of ongoing loss, no award for loss of earning capacity or future private psychiatric or future domestic helper expenses was made. PSLA was fixed at HK$250,000. Special damages were allowed in reduced amounts based on docume…

  • 5 Mar 2001

    THELMA G. CHAVEZ AND OTHERS v. FONG KA YIU, FRANK

    Citation
    THELMA G. CHAVEZ AND OTHERS v. FONG KA YIU, FRANK
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI666/1999

    Court found the 1st plaintiff met the statutory definition of dependant under s2(1)(c) despite no marriage certificate; refused defendant's late application to withdraw an earlier admission because withdrawal would prejudice plaintiff; rejected defendant's submission that funds raised by friends or bike club reduced special damages; assessed quantum on evidence, fixing PSLA, pre‑trial and future losses using accepted multiplicands and multipliers and awarding specified special and future expenses and interest accordingly.

  • 5 Mar 2001

    THELMA G. CHAVEZ AND OTHERS v. FONG KA YIU, FRANK

    Citation
    THELMA G. CHAVEZ AND OTHERS v. FONG KA YIU, FRANK
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI570/1999

    Court found claimant qualified as a dependant under Fatal Accidents Ordinance s2(1)(c) despite absence of marriage certificate because parties cohabited as husband and wife for more than two years; assessed and awarded damages after rejecting defendant's challenges to quantum and rejection of deduction for third-party funds, refused defendant's late attempt to withdraw admission on special damage (part time maid), and set specific awards for PSLA, past and future earnings, special and future expenses, dependency, interest and costs.

  • 25 Oct 2000

    WANG SIZHE v. NG KWOK WAH

    Citation
    WANG SIZHE v. NG KWOK WAH
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI933/1999

    The court assessed and fixed damages: general damages HKD 750,000; loss of earning capacity HKD 350,000; future expenses HKD 28,500; special damages HKD 61,370; mother's voluntary care/loss of earnings HKD 480,701; total HKD 1,670,571 and awarded the Plaintiff 90% of that sum (HKD 1,503,513.90) against the Defendant, with interest on heads marked by the Court and costs to be taxed on a Common Fund basis, allowing specified reductions where claims were unproven or excessive.

  • 12 Mar 1997

    KAN KIT YUK v. CHUNG KWOK CHUEN

    Citation
    KAN KIT YUK v. CHUNG KWOK CHUEN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI536/1995

    The plaintiff's injuries, evidence of permanent and conspicuous keloidal scarring, multiple past and future operations and functional impairment justified placing the case in the disaster category; a global award was appropriate and the court assessed PSLA at HKD 1,200,000 and awarded specified sums for past and future losses, future expenses and special damages together with interest and costs.