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Hong Kong Case Law

Disfigurement

  • 1 Dec 1988

    TSANG KEE CHUEN v. THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED

    Citation
    TSANG KEE CHUEN v. THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA303/1988

    Master Perrior found liability by consent and assessed quantum by examining the particular injuries and their effects: awarded substantial general damages for permanent loss of sight and facial disfigurement ($200,000) based on seriousness compared with local precedents; calculated pre-trial losses by specific accounting and deducting employer payments ($99,127.52); adopted a multiplier of 10 for future loss based on the claimant's age, occupation and need for good eyesight, producing $490,700; awarded $55,000 for loss of earning capacity reflecting increased risk of total blindness and disco…

  • 19 Jun 1986

    LEUNG WING v. CHAN HOI YIN

    Citation
    LEUNG WING v. CHAN HOI YIN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA4409/1985

    Because the plaintiff sustained permanent facial disfigurement, ongoing ocular dysfunction and sensory loss with only limited past earnings loss, the court awarded $110,000 for general damages, $50,000 for loss of future earning capacity, $830 special damages, interest at specified rates and costs as taxed.

  • 18 Oct 1976

    TOMMY CHAN AND ANOTHER v. YUEN HO-HUNG AND OTHRES

    Citation
    TOMMY CHAN AND ANOTHER v. YUEN HO-HUNG AND OTHRES
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2170/1975

    The court will award reasonable medical and compensatory damages but will not award the cost of surgery that the court considers unlikely to be undertaken nor will it require the defendant to pay for disproportionate surgical costs chosen by the plaintiff; defendant liable only for reasonable treatment costs.

  • 12 Feb 1976

    CHEUNG WAI LUEN v. WONG TSUI KWAN AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    CHEUNG WAI LUEN v. WONG TSUI KWAN AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA734/1974

    The court fixed separate heads of damages after assessment: $75,000 for pain and suffering and loss of amenities, $35,000 for future pecuniary loss and $3,000 special damages, holding that the cost of potential plastic surgery would be taken into account within the general award rather than granted as a separate sum, and ordered interest on specified components and payment into court with investment by the Registrar.

  • 15 Apr 1971

    YEUNG WAI CHUN v. TAM WING AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    YEUNG WAI CHUN v. TAM WING AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1565/1969

    On the unchallenged medical evidence the plaintiff suffered permanent facial disfigurement and dental loss, required ongoing and prospective surgical treatment whose costs were estimated by treating specialists; special damages proved amounted to $162; after evaluating past injuries, permanent disfigurement, future surgical needs and evidence reliability the court awarded global damages of $21,500 inclusive of special damages, ordered investment of the award by the Registrar, and ordered defendants to pay plaintiff's costs to be taxed under the Legal Aid (Scale of Fees); Chinese herbalist exp…