Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Future medical expenses

Legal area

Court

26 Sept 2025

SHUM KWOK MING v. LAI NGOK TIM trading as HANG HING ENGINEERING CO

Citation

[2025] HKDC 1575
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI261/2023

Liability was previously entered against defendant; on quantum the court accepted plaintiff's daily rate of HK$1,300 but reduced average working days to 18/month for pre-accident earnings, accepted sick leave of 407 days, allowed 3 months job search, adopted post-trial monthly earnings HK$16,600, applied multiplier 12.21 for future loss, awarded specific sums for PSLA, pre-trial and future losses, future medical expenses and special damages, and gave credit of HK$500,000 for employees' compensation, resulting in net assessed damages of HK$1,754,923.80 plus interest and costs.
15 Nov 2024

LEE CHI HO v. LAI YING TUNG MICHAEL

Citation

[2024] HKDC 1912
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI528/2022

Damages were assessed on the available primary medical records, sick leave certificates and testimony; PSLA for the nasal and facial injury awarded at HKD 250,000; pre-trial loss limited to days supported by sick leave as assessed reasonable (665 days) yielding HKD 274,890.55; future medical expenses allowed as a nominal sum HKD 2,000 in absence of expert evidence; special damages HKD 48,165 allowed in full; credit for employees' compensation HKD 240,295.45 applied; interest and costs orders made as set out.
8 Aug 2024

CHIU CHUNG SAN v. PARK SUNG JIN

Citation

[2024] HKDC 1297
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI1124/2022

Liability having been previously determined, the court accepted the plaintiff's uncontested medical evidence that the assault caused permanent neurological, ophthalmological and psychiatric impairments; applying established authorities and tables the court awarded PSLA $750,000, pre-trial loss $1,122,030, future loss $423,166, other specials $18,000, future medical/travel $60,000 and future domestic help $30,000, totalling $2,403,196 plus interest, and ordered costs to follow the event.
20 Feb 2024

鍾玉珍對嘉頓有限公司

Citation

[2024] HKDC 260
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI2301/2018

Leave to appeal was refused because the defendant failed to demonstrate a reasonable prospect of success: the trial judge’s findings on causation and on the absence of deliberate feigning were supported by detailed analysis of medical records, two surveillance periods and expert reports; many alleged errors were mere re‑argument of trial facts or novel fact‑sensitive points raised for the first time on appeal; selective use of surveillance material by defendant or its experts did not establish that the trial judge’s factual conclusions were plainly wrong; the quantum assessments and apportion…
30 Nov 2023

BIBI ZAINAB v. CHAU YUNG WUN t/a 成豐車房

Citation

[2023] HKDC 1655
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI714/2020

The court accepted the plaintiff's credible oral evidence and the unchallenged expert report of Dr Choi, found the injuries warranted a PSLA award of HK$300,000, allowed special damages of HK$4,900 (HK$400 medical, HK$2,500 tonic food, HK$2,000 travel), rejected/declined claims for loss of earning capacity and future medical expenses for lack of basis, and ordered interest and costs as directed.
5 May 2023

AMPOFO MOSEN ANTI v. NG CHING MEI

Citation

[2023] HKDC 582
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI2442/2018

Court accepted the unchallenged expert opinions of Dr Tsoi and Dr Ho that the Accident caused the plaintiff’s left shoulder synovial chondromatosis with persistent pain and contributed to Major Depressive Disorder; awarded PSLA at the top of mid-range for serious injury at HK$585,000; allowed private future medical and travel expenses totalling HK$246,000 (HK$244,000 medical + HK$2,000 travel) as reasonably necessary; rejected all claims for pre-trial loss of earnings, future loss of earnings and loss of earning capacity and special damages (gym) for lack of evidential basis and because the c…
10 Feb 2023

KARTIKA PUSPITASARI 對戴志偉及另一人

Citation

[2023] HKDC 226
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI1891/2016

Liability was treated as established based on prior criminal findings and absence of defence; the court accepted the medical and psychiatric expert reports and the plaintiff's evidence as reliable; having compared authorities and adjusted for inflation and evidential gaps the court fixed quantum by awarding specified sums for general, aggravated and special heads, deducted an identified set-off of HK$350,000 and ordered interest and costs accordingly.
24 Sept 2021

YUEN NUI TONG v. LEE KAM CHUEN AND OTHERS

Citation

[2021] HKDC 1157
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI1892/2019

The court accepted the plaintiff's evidence on wage increase and the expert medical evidence of irreversible loss of left eye function; applied comparable authorities to fix PSLA at HKD 650,000; accepted timeline for qualification as Grade A electrician effective 1 January 2020 for calculation of pre-trial loss; offset post-accident earnings and applied agreed multiplier and discount to calculate post-trial loss; allowed agreed amounts for loss of earning capacity, special and future expenses; deducted employee compensation and awarded interest and costs as specified.
9 Aug 2021

TSANG KAM FOOK v. SHEK HAU TONG t/a LUEN LAM ENGINEERING CO (A BANKRUPT) AND OTHERS

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 2292
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI711/2017

Court preferred the opinion of Dr Yip and surveillance evidence over plaintiff's subjective complaints; found maximum medical improvement by 20 October 2015, allowed total incapacity to 31 January 2016 (including 3 months job search) and a further 6 months at 50% capacity, assessed pre-accident earnings at HKD 22,000 per month, rejected claim of working to 68 (assessed retirement age 65), allowed PSLA HKD 400,000, awarded loss of earnings and capacity resulting in a net assessed award of HKD 554,265.13 after applying 90% liability and deducting DCEC compensation.
8 Jul 2021

YAU TSZ NOK, a minor suing by his father and next friend, YAU KA LUN 對 LAM KA WAI

Citation

[2021] HKDC 814
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI2655/2018

Because liability was admitted the court compared medical evidence and relevant precedents, accepted the treating specialist's recommendation for scar revision surgery, awarded general damages of HK$220,000, special damages of HK$109,773 and future medical costs of HK$60,000 (total HK$389,773), and ordered specified interest and costs in favor of the plaintiff.