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Hong Kong Case Law

Neck injury
  • 28 Apr 2006

    LIMBU RAMESH v. CHU FUNG MAN

    Citation
    LIMBU RAMESH v. CHU FUNG MAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI192/2005

    Plaintiff suffered soft tissue neck injury with loss of cervical lordosis and a mild post-concussional syndrome but not a compensable depressive illness caused by the accident; plaintiff was capable of returning to work by about one year after the accident (by September 2003) as a labour (not a concreter); damages awarded accordingly: PSLA $250,000, pre-trial and future losses quantified, future psychiatric treatment refused, future physiotherapy limited and overall net award determined at $856,696 after credit for ECC.