13 Sept 2024
LAM KONG SO, the Administrator of the estate of LAM CHUN SING, deceased 對 SHUI DIAN BAO AIR CONDITIONING LTD及另一人
- Citation
- [2024] HKDC 1507
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC448/2021
On the totality of credible evidence the injured person was not employed by the First Respondent but was a temporary employee under the control and direction of the Second Respondent at the time of the accident; the First Respondent was not the principal contractor under the Ordinance; compensation is to be calculated using a comparable monthly earnings base of HKD 13,311 under s11(2) producing a statutory award of HKD 213,168.04; because the Second Respondent caused the litigation and failed properly to disclose and misled the claimant, the court exercises its discretion to order the Second…