23 May 2001
YU KOK WING v. LEE TIM LOI
- Citation
- YU KOK WING v. LEE TIM LOI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV139/2000
The Court allowed the appeal in part: the master's general damages award of $275,000 was too low and was increased to $350,000; the master erred in law by refusing any award for future earning capacity for a casual painter because she misapplied the two‑stage test by treating the plaintiff's intention to remain a painter as negating the real risk that his reduced capacity would reduce his ability to obtain casual work; the court quantified future loss as $750 x 15 days x 10 years = $112,500 and ordered interest.