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Hong Kong Case Law

Liability for assault/neglect
  • 6 Sept 2001

    CHAN PUI KUEN v. LEE OI WAH

    Citation
    CHAN PUI KUEN v. LEE OI WAH
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI661/2000

    The judge accepted the defendant's prior admission to the magistrate and the plaintiff's account over the defendant's contradictory account, finding the defendant pushed the plaintiff causing her fall; the judge preferred the plaintiff's treating expert Dr Lam over the defence expert on impairment and awarded damages accordingly (serious injury category, $350,000 for pain/suffering and loss of amenities), accepted claimed pecuniary losses and awarded pre-trial and future loss figures and loss of earning capacity of $100,000 following precedent, resulting in judgment for the plaintiff totallin…