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Hong Kong Case Law

Head injury

  • 2 Sept 2016

    ABBAS TAHIR v. LAM KWOK WO

    Citation
    ABBAS TAHIR v. LAM KWOK WO
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI287/2012

    The court accepted that the plaintiff sustained a mild head injury but found serious doubts about the genuineness of many complaints; assessed damages by reference to expert evidence and comparable authorities, awarded specific sums for PSLA (HK$275,000) and heads of loss but concluded total assessed damages (HK$393,908) were fully absorbed by prior settlement and employees' compensation, therefore no damages were payable and costs ordered nisi for no order as to costs.

  • 8 Mar 2013

    LAM YIM FONG v. ADVARA INVESTMENT LTD

    Citation
    LAM YIM FONG v. ADVARA INVESTMENT LTD
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCPI2084/2011

    On the balance of probabilities the plaintiff sustained a mild head injury causally linked to the accident; the court accepted the plaintiff's primary evidence of immediate employment with Kinying and fixed pre-accident average monthly income at HKD7,938; the appropriate awards were HKD160,000 for PSLA, six months' pre-trial loss of earnings including 5% MPF (rounded to HKD50,000), and a 12-month equivalent award for loss of earning capacity (HKD95,000) based on the court's assessment of impairment and future disadvantage; special damages were allowed in reduced sums where receipts lacked; co…

  • 31 Mar 1987

    LIU SUET UN AN INFANT BY HER NEXT FRIEND LIU PUI CHEUNG v. YU MAN FAI AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    LIU SUET UN AN INFANT BY HER NEXT FRIEND LIU PUI CHEUNG v. YU MAN FAI AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA4433/1985

    The injury was classified as within the 'serious' category but towards its lower end; general damages were assessed by taking a prior benchmark ($60,000) and increasing it by 60% to $96,000 to allow for inflation and currency change; future loss of earnings was awarded as a global sum of $150,000 because precise multiplicative calculation was speculative given the child's background and likely periods of unemployment (estimated at least 25% of working life); special damages were awarded on the evidence in specified sums with a provisional award of $16,000 for future surgery payable subject to…

  • 12 Mar 1981

    THE BLUE TAXICARS LTD AND ANOTHER v. WONG SUNG YAM AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    THE BLUE TAXICARS LTD AND ANOTHER v. WONG SUNG YAM AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA3599/1979

    The Assistant Registrar found the injuries were very mild, accepted incapacity for two months and some transient symptoms but was not satisfied ongoing headaches/dizziness were caused by concussion; awarded general damages of $7,500 for pain and suffering, special damages of $5,529 proved, made no award for future loss of earnings and applied interest rates specified to the awarded sums.