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Topic

Set-off for workmen's compensation

Legal area

Court

5 Aug 1983

CHAN CHOI CHEONG v. DOVER INDUSTRIES LTD

Citation

CHAN CHOI CHEONG v. DOVER INDUSTRIES LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1482/1981

On the balance of probabilities the court preferred the plaintiff's account, found the machine was under the sole control of the defendant after being set down, applied res ipsa loquitur and held the defendant wholly negligent; damages awarded reduced by prior salary and workmen's compensation payments.
7 Nov 1977

HUI KAU-CHUEN v. CHINA MOTOR BUS CO LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

HUI KAU-CHUEN v. CHINA MOTOR BUS CO LTD AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA689/1977

The court quantified special and general damages using pleaded figures and the multiplier method, deducted paid workmen's compensation, applied a 7% reduction for the plaintiff's contributory negligence, and followed Cookson v. Knowles in awarding interest only on the special damages at 4% per annum from the date of the accident to judgment, resulting in a net award of $79,483.40 to the plaintiff.