Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Permanent impairment

Legal area

Court

11 Aug 2021

CHENG KA PIU v. WONG MING KWONG AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2021] HKDC 950
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI1619/2019

On the evidence the court found pre-accident monthly earnings to be HK$20,500 (derived from accepted daily rates, revised findings on working days and overtime), disallowed damages for alleged skin lesions because joint medical report found no evidential causal link and claimant failed to adduce contrary expert evidence, allowed specified sums under ECO (s9,s10,s10A), awarded PSLA HK$400,000, assessed sick leave and grace period, included MPF on a hypothetical basis, and ordered judgment for the plaintiff against Wong for the specified sums with interest; the Board's intervention was justifie…
3 Oct 2016

CHAN CHEUK PUI v. MAN CHUN PONG t/a WUIYING (C&H) CONSTRUCTION CO AND OTHERS

Citation

CHAN CHEUK PUI v. MAN CHUN PONG t/a WUIYING (C&H) CONSTRUCTION CO AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI718/2012

Master awarded PSLA at HK$350,000 for persistent traumatic radial nerve palsy with partial permanent disability, used general workers wage indices rather than carpenter(formwork) indices to uprate earnings, applied the Chan Table multiplier (5.70) for future loss, allowed specified amounts for loss of earning capacity and special damages, deducted agreed Employees' Compensation, and awarded interest and costs as stated.
27 May 2008

WONG CHI KWONG v. POLYTRADE RECYCLING (HK) LTD

Citation

WONG CHI KWONG v. POLYTRADE RECYCLING (HK) LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI176/2007

On the evidence the Plaintiff sustained significant left lower limb injuries with permanent ankle dorsiflexion weakness and multiple scars; liability was admitted by default; the Master assessed PSLA at HKD450,000, accepted a notional gas‑station salary of HKD5,000, allowed pre‑trial loss HKD88,334, future loss HKD297,000 (multiplier 15), MPF loss HKD19,266.70, loss of earning capacity HKD60,000 (12 months), and special damages HKD24,416, applied mitigation (3 months) and awarded interest and costs accordingly.
26 May 2008

KO CHI KEI v. FUNING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

Citation

KO CHI KEI v. FUNING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI1228/2007

Because the defendant admitted liability, the court assessed quantum, accepted the plaintiff as a credible witness, found he could not perform the substantial outdoor elements of his prior supervisory role and that his resignation while on sick leave was understandable; the court therefore awarded damages for pain and suffering and loss of amenities ($280,000), pre-trial and post-sick-leave losses, future loss with multiplier 5, special damages including a modest global award for tonic food, applied MPF additions, set interest and costs, and reduced the aggregate by ECC to a net award of $600…
25 Sept 2000

LAI CHI MING v. NG PAK CHUEN AND ANOTHER

Citation

LAI CHI MING v. NG PAK CHUEN AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI1085/1999

The court accepted the agreed facts and expert medical evidence, fixed permanent disability at 10% (including 5% for cosmetic scarring), accepted the parties' agreed quantum figures and computations, and awarded damages as itemised: PSLA $574,000; pre-trial loss $290,970; future loss $415,464; loss of retirement benefits $20,773; specials $17,820; future medical $73,000; interest on PSLA $11,480 and on specials $53,177; total $1,456,684.

Hong Kong Case Law

CHENG KA PIU v. WONG MING KWONG AND ANOTHER

CHAN CHEUK PUI v. MAN CHUN PONG t/a WUIYING (C&H) CONSTRUCTION CO AND OTHERS

WONG CHI KWONG v. POLYTRADE RECYCLING (HK) LTD

KO CHI KEI v. FUNING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

LAI CHI MING v. NG PAK CHUEN AND ANOTHER