13 Feb 2018
XU XINHONG v. CHEUNG CHU LAU
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 327
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI554/2015
On balance of oral testimony and expert joint reports the court accepted that the defendant's negligent rear-end collision materially triggered and aggravated cervical pathology necessitating surgery and caused psychiatric sequelae; plaintiff could not resume taxi driving, entitlement to damages was quantified by the court adopting the plaintiff's income figure, sick leave period, accepted alternative earning level for mitigation, multiplier and discount rate, resulting in a damages award totalling HK$2,499,307 together with specified interest and costs order.