14 Nov 2007
CHAN KA LIM v. CHOW WAI KIN
- Citation
- CHAN KA LIM v. CHOW WAI KIN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI727/2004
Court accepted the Plaintiff would use and reasonably require the high-end Otto Bock prosthesis and awarded its full cost; affordability or likelihood of purchase was not to be considered in assessing necessity. Court treated the HK$8,000 monthly payment by the brother as salary deductible against gross earnings for loss calculations. Court awarded specified sums for general damages, past and future pecuniary losses, care, therapies and aids, applied multiplier/multiplicand for future loss, and ordered interest; award reduced by 50% for contributory negligence resulting in net payable HK$4,44…
- Loss of earnings
- Prosthetic costs
- Contributory negligence
- Pain and suffering
- Future care and medical expenses
- Fringe benefits