Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Employer/employee relationship

Legal area

Court

9 Mar 2006

POON CHAU NAM v. YIM SIU CHEUNG t/a YAT CHEUNG AIRCONDITIONING & ELECTRIC CO

Citation

POON CHAU NAM v. YIM SIU CHEUNG t/a YAT CHEUNG AIRCONDITIONING & ELECTRIC CO
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV86/2005

The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the questions raised were fact‑sensitive issues involving multiple evaluative factors and did not present points of law of great general or public importance; the Court would not and could not overturn the trial judge's factual findings and therefore would not exercise its discretion under s22(1)(b) to grant leave.
17 Apr 1984

THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED v. CHOW CHIU AND ANOTHER

Citation

THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED v. CHOW CHIU AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA9337/1982

The judge accepted the 1st Defendant was primarily to blame for raising the dumping compartment while in the cab and apportioned 10% contributory negligence to him, awarding the plaintiff 90% of the repair cost; the judge found on the facts that the 2nd Defendant was not the employer or principal of the 1st Defendant and therefore not vicariously liable, and made costs orders reflecting prior interlocutory rulings and the conduct of the parties.