Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Medical and care costs

Legal area

Court

21 Nov 2012

LEUNG KWOK BIU v. TAM SAN YU t/a NEW SHINE ENGINEERING CO AND OTHERS

Citation

LEUNG KWOK BIU v. TAM SAN YU t/a NEW SHINE ENGINEERING CO AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI810/2008

On the evidence the plaintiff sustained serious cervical injury but the court accepted the joint rehabilitation and orthopaedic assessments that his residual function and continence were better than alleged; the court reduced awards accordingly, rejected claims based on proven double incontinence and rehousing, applied appropriate multipliers, credited employees' compensation payment and awarded total damages of HK$4,005,801 with specified interest and costs directions.
14 Aug 2003

LAM YIN FONG v. TSANG KAM CHEONG

Citation

LAM YIN FONG v. TSANG KAM CHEONG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI1458/2000

The judge found the claimant suffered gross, permanent disabilities as a result of the defendant's negligence and awarded damages quantified by itemized assessment: general damages $900,000; allowed or adjusted specified past and future heads (medical, consumables, domestic services, future loss of earnings calculated with multipliers and discounts); excluded compensation for the portion of depression not attributable or reasonably foreseeable from the negligence; allowed parents' loss of society under s20C as a modest sum of $25,000; awarded total damages of $3,489,062.60 and costs to be tax…
28 Sept 2001

LEE SUK YIN AND OTHERS v. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.

Citation

LEE SUK YIN AND OTHERS v. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI439/2000

Court assessed total damages at HKD 21,730,982 and made specific awards: PSLA HKD 1,800,000; adopted multipliers 16 for future earnings and 19 for future expenses; allowed proved pre-trial medical and ancillary claims in adjusted amounts; rejected claim for adapted van as an unreasonable luxury and awarded HKD 684,000 for future transport (Rehabus/taxi); awarded nursing/care regime in line with defendant's proposed mixed regime totaling HKD 5,396,000; awarded special accommodation on annualised basis (final HKD 3,330,000); allowed future medical care, aids and equipment and other heads as det…
23 Mar 2000

YAP KIOUE GIONG AND OTHERS v. NG YAN PING ALEX AND ANOTHER

Citation

YAP KIOUE GIONG AND OTHERS v. NG YAN PING ALEX AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI543/1999

Liability having been admitted, the court assessed quantum on the evidence of permanent and significant injuries, accepting the need for long-term paid domestic help and quantifying past and future losses and care costs while rejecting or reducing duplicated or speculative therapy claims; this produced an award of HK$850,000 for pain and suffering and a total judgment of HK$2,448,479 plus costs and interest.

Hong Kong Case Law

LEUNG KWOK BIU v. TAM SAN YU t/a NEW SHINE ENGINEERING CO AND OTHERS

LAM YIN FONG v. TSANG KAM CHEONG

LEE SUK YIN AND OTHERS v. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.

YAP KIOUE GIONG AND OTHERS v. NG YAN PING ALEX AND ANOTHER