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Topic

Employee compensation deduction

Legal area

Court

4 Jul 2011

NG CHUN MO v. WAIHONG ENVIRONMENT SERVICES LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

NG CHUN MO v. WAIHONG ENVIRONMENT SERVICES LTD AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI869/2008

D2 (the occupier/property manager) breached statutory and common law duties by failing to take reasonable steps to ensure safe working conditions and is jointly and severally liable with D1; plaintiff was not contributorily negligent; liability is apportioned equally (50/50) between D1 and D2.
15 Mar 2002

CHAN SO KWAN v. MAK SIU KWAN VICTOR AND ANOTHER

Citation

CHAN SO KWAN v. MAK SIU KWAN VICTOR AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI1487/2000

Liability having been admitted, the judge accepted the plaintiff's medical evidence (including psychiatric diagnosis) and found she sustained residual neck injury with limitation of movement and Generalized Anxiety Disorder; she cannot return to bus driving. On quantum the court awarded PSLA $300,000, pre-trial loss $499,363.70, post-trial loss $601,536 (multiplier 4), loss of earning capacity $22,128, pension loss $31,920, miscellaneous damages $12,624, deducted ECC award $391,499.25, yielding total judgment sum $1,022,024.45 plus specified interest and costs orders.