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Topic

Leave to adduce expert psychiatric evidence

Legal area

Court

29 Jul 2015

LAU KWAI CHIU AND OTHERS v. WONG HOK CHEUNG

Citation

LAU KWAI CHIU AND OTHERS v. WONG HOK CHEUNG
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI1148/2014

The appeal was allowed: after redaction of paragraphs 8 and 9 the court found Dr Fung's report to be a treating doctor's medical report admissible as evidence; additionally the court granted leave to adduce independent psychiatric expert evidence because such evidence was likely to be of real assistance and not disproportionate in cost.
12 Dec 2012

LAI YUK SHIM v. HUNG LING KWOK

Citation

LAI YUK SHIM v. HUNG LING KWOK
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI684/2010

The master erred to the extent of making a factual finding on an interlocutory application that the plaintiff's relapse was caused by litigation anxiety and not the accident; while leave may be refused where the causal link is tenuous or costs disproportionate, relapse due to litigation may remain within the chain of causation and the court must weigh materials without making definitive factual determinations at interlocutory stage.