13 Aug 2009
CHAN LAI PO v. AU WAI KIT
- Citation
- CHAN LAI PO v. AU WAI KIT
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI798/2008
On the facts the judge found the plaintiff primarily at fault (75%) for failing to look and pause before crossing and the defendant partly at fault (25%) for not keeping an adequate lookout; total damages were assessed at HKD 870,514.33, defendant's share amounted to HKD 217,628.58 but after crediting HKD 565,655.04 received by the plaintiff as employees' compensation no monetary judgment was payable and the plaintiff's action was dismissed; costs ordered to follow the event, plaintiff to pay defendant's costs to be taxed with certificate for counsel, plaintiff's own costs taxed under Legal A…