6 Feb 2003
LEE TIN YEUNG v. CHIU CHOW ASSOCIATION SECONDARY SCHOOL AND OTHERS
- Citation
- LEE TIN YEUNG v. CHIU CHOW ASSOCIATION SECONDARY SCHOOL AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI201/1999
Damages for loss of earnings must be calculated on after-tax income by conducting two separate tax assessments—one on the hypothetical pre-injury income and one on the actual or notional post-injury income—applying tax allowances separately; the defendant receives credit for tax the plaintiff would have paid on pre-injury income while the plaintiff receives credit for tax applicable to his notional post-injury income.