6 Jun 2007
TAM FU YIP FIP v. SINCERE ENGINEERING & TRADING CO LTD
- Citation
- TAM FU YIP FIP v. SINCERE ENGINEERING & TRADING CO LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI473/2006
On the medical evidence and surveillance, the court found the plaintiff sustained only a minor soft tissue back injury in the fall; the pre‑existing degenerative lumbar condition was neither caused nor exacerbated by the accident; the plaintiff was grossly exaggerating his symptoms and was capable of returning to his former employment, so no award for loss of earning capacity or post‑trial loss was appropriate; awarded PSLA HK$75,000 and pre‑trial loss HK$450,450 plus agreed special and incidental damages, applied statutory compensation credit of HK$262,191 and entered judgment for HK$286,129…