20 Nov 1990
WONG SEE MO v. LAM NAM FUI AND OTHERS
- Citation
- WONG SEE MO v. LAM NAM FUI AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV21/1990
The employers' appeal was dismissed in full because the trial judge properly assessed and applied the medical evidence and primary facts; the plaintiff's cross-appeal succeeded in part: the Court held that the minimum award for pain and suffering and loss of amenities in the lower end of the 'serious injury' category should be increased to HK$150,000 and raised the award from HK$70,000 to HK$150,000; other challenged earnings awards (pre-trial loss, future loss and loss of earning capacity) were upheld as not being in error given the evidence and accepted methodologies including the Moeliker…