Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Psychiatric assessment

Legal area

Court

20 Jan 2020

SLH (nee N) v. GAH

Citation

[2020] HKFC 29
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC16058/2016

Applying the welfare principle the court found sole custody and sole care and control to the mother was necessary because meaningful joint custody was unrealistic given the father's documented behavioural instability, lack of sustained engagement and non-compliance with treatment; leave for the two older boys to attend the specified New Zealand boarding school and for the mother to relocate permanently to New Zealand from 1 July 2020 was granted because the relocation was genuine, feasible, in the children’s best interests and did not amount to an unjustifiable impediment to the father's abil…
27 Jun 2011

MA KWOK YEE v. VICTORY MUTUAL LTD

Citation

MA KWOK YEE v. VICTORY MUTUAL LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC699/2010

Leave was granted to adduce a joint psychiatric expert report because the psychiatric evidence is relevant and likely to assist the court in determining loss of earning capacity and fitness to return to pre-accident employment; orthopaedic experts had not completed all matters, a Medical Assessment Board psychiatric assessment was pending, and allowing the psychiatric report would not delay the case.
25 Sept 2002

CHING KIT MING v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

Citation

CHING KIT MING v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV220/2002

The Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed refusal of leave because the alleged procedural improprieties were either unsupported or too remote to affect the lawfulness of the 2000 disciplinary decision, the applicant had access to a private psychiatric report that corroborated the Committee's assessment, and no arguable case for judicial review was established.
17 Aug 1995

R. v. LAM WAI MEI

Citation

R. v. LAM WAI MEI
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC197/1995

Because the appellant failed to seek medical treatment for a badly injured two-year-old and the injuries and circumstances placed her within the worst band of neglect cases, the trial judge correctly started from the then-maximum sentence and the small discount for a late guilty plea was appropriate; the appeal was dismissed.
13 Mar 1978

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHAU PAK-LOI

Citation

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHAU PAK-LOI
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAAR1/1978

The court held the fine of $750 was manifestly inadequate for the indecent assault on an eight-year-old and substituted a probation order for twelve months with a special condition of outpatient psychiatric attendance, having considered the offender's character, loss of employment and the probation and psychiatric reports.

Hong Kong Case Law

SLH (nee N) v. GAH

MA KWOK YEE v. VICTORY MUTUAL LTD

CHING KIT MING v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

R. v. LAM WAI MEI

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHAU PAK-LOI