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Hong Kong Case Law

Special damages (prosthesis and medical)
  • 10 Jul 1987

    YIP KAM HUNG BY HIS FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND YIP FUNG LOI v. LEUNG SAM NGA

    Citation
    YIP KAM HUNG BY HIS FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND YIP FUNG LOI v. LEUNG SAM NGA
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA7337/1986

    Liability having been established by interlocutory judgment, the court awarded compensatory damages including special damages for two prostheses and annual examinations and general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities at $110,000 and loss of earning capacity at $50,000; refused past earnings on the ground that the plaintiff's failure to retain employment was voluntary and not caused by the injury; deducted Employees' Compensation of $82,800 and awarded interest at 2% per annum from the date of the writ on the net sum.

    • Negligence
    • Breach of contract of employment
    • Damages assessment
    • Loss of earning capacity
    • Special damages (prosthesis and medical)
    • Interest