26 Jan 2016
LO SIU WA v. EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE FUND BOARD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- LO SIU WA v. EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE FUND BOARD AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA799/2014
The Office Pak policy, read as a whole in its commercial context and in light of the schedule and definitions, unambiguously covered office/interior‑design employees specified in the schedule and did not extend to casual carpenters performing on‑site construction; therefore there was no policy 'in relation to' the plaintiff for the purposes of ss43–44 ECO and AXA was not liable under that policy. The plaintiff had taken reasonable steps to recover and reasonably refrained from suing AXA before applying for ECAO relief; accordingly the Board wrongly rejected the application and must pay the aw…