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Hong Kong Case Law

Non-pecuniary loss (psla)
  • 31 Oct 2008

    LI YUET YEE AND OTHERS v. NG CHI HANG

    Citation
    LI YUET YEE AND OTHERS v. NG CHI HANG
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI451/2006

    The court accepted the Wife as a credible witness and found her injuries to be in the substantial category; awarded damages for PSLA $800,000, pre-trial loss of earnings and MPF $722,190, post-trial loss of earnings and MPF $2,150,694, specified special damages $26,156, tonic food and loss of property $24,170, and future medical and travel expenses $458,000, totaling $4,181,210; rejected domestic helper and housekeeping claims as recoverable given full compensation for earnings; applied a multiplier of 13 for future loss consistent with authority and fixed interest and costs orders.