Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Larco

Legal area

Court

6 Feb 1987

LAM FONG ON BEHALF OF CHAN YAU MUI v. CHOW PING WING APPOINTED TO ACT FOR THE ESTATE OF CHOW YAU DECEASED FORMERLY TRADING AS YAU KEE CONSTRUCTION CO.

Citation

LAM FONG ON BEHALF OF CHAN YAU MUI v. CHOW PING WING APPOINTED TO ACT FOR THE ESTATE OF CHOW YAU DECEASED FORMERLY TRADING AS YAU KEE CONSTRUCTION CO.
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA6400/1983

Damages assessed using a 6-year multiplier with median monthly earnings HKD 5,825 and a free balance of 48% (HKD 2,796) producing loss of earnings HKD 201,312; loss of expectation HKD 20,000; funeral HKD 6,955, totalling HKD 228,267 under LARCO; FAO claims of widow and daughter merge with higher LARCO shares; credit HKD 59,000 for workers' compensation; net balance HKD 169,267; interest awarded at specified rates and costs to be taxed and paid by defendant.
14 Dec 1982

NG KUNG v. KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO. (1933) LTD. AND ANOTHER

Citation

NG KUNG v. KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO. (1933) LTD. AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA8470/1981

The 2nd defendant (driver) was 100% negligent; the deceased was not contributorily negligent; LARCO damages assessed by deducting personal pocket money and household share from earnings producing a multiplicand of $2,400, multiplied for pre-trial months and multiplied by 16 for future loss, yielding LARCO $481,300; FAO entitlements for four children assessed separately totalling $108,000; combined damages $589,300; FAO child awards to be paid into court.