Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Interim payments and repayment

Legal area

Court

29 Nov 2024

WAI\'S INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING LTD 對 LI PING

Citation

[2024] HKDC 1928
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC944/2019

The court accepted independent joint expert evidence and contemporaneous medical records over the Form 7 certificate, found the respondent recovered by 31/12/2018 (six months), fixed permanent loss of earning capacity at 2%, awarded total compensation of HKD 40,838.40 and ordered repayment by the respondent of interim payments net HKD 921,334.94; no interest awarded and costs provisionally to applicant.
16 Mar 2005

TSANG KWONG v. MAYSHING CONSTRUCTION CO LTD

Citation

TSANG KWONG v. MAYSHING CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1026/2003

Court accepted respondent's contemporaneous wage and attendance records over claimant's uncorroborated assertion of being a long-term casual worker; applied s.11 selecting the month immediately preceding the accident ($8,000) for earnings; accepted Medical Assessment Board's 4% loss of earning capacity and medical evidence rebutting deemed total incapacity under s.10(2), limited sick leave for the relevant injury to 4 months; awarded statutory sums accordingly and ordered repayment of excess interim payment advanced by respondent under O.29 r.17.