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Hong Kong Case Law

Costs orders (sanderson order)

  • 8 Apr 2021

    羅志平 對 李健新及另二人

    Citation
    [2021] HKDC 358
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEC32/2019

    The court found on accepted evidence that the accident occurred on 22 Jan 2017 in the course of the claimant's employment; applying the s5(4)(a) presumption and the Poon Chau Nam employed tests the claimant was employed by the first respondent; documentary and contemporaneous communications established the third respondent was the main contractor who subcontracted the banner installation to the first respondent and is therefore jointly liable under s24; medical evidence justified finding of 100% permanent loss of earning capacity and statutory compensation was calculated under ss.7,8,10 and 1…

  • 31 Jan 2018

    WONG HIN CHUEN v. WANG ON MAJORLUCK LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2018] HKCA 47
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CAMP25/2017

    Leave to appeal refused because the proposed grounds lacked a reasonable prospect of success: the trial judge's factual findings that pork residues caused the fall were supported by evidence and not plainly wrong, the pleading was adequate, and the judge did not err in exercising his discretion to order the 3rd defendant to pay costs including those of the 1st and 2nd defendants; costs of this application assessed at $101,527 and further procedural restrictions imposed.