11 Mar 1998
Chan Ki and Another v. Travel Trade Communication Network and Marketing Services Ltd. and Another
- Citation
- Chan Ki and Another v. Travel Trade Communication Network and Marketing Services Ltd. and Another
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI343/1995
The court held there is no sustainable claim for loss of accumulation of wealth where the alleged 'earnings' derive from voluntary family contributions that the deceased managed and invested; such contributions are not equivalent to earnings or business income and extending recovery to them would be speculative. The court awarded agreed bereavement damages of HK$70,000 and funeral expenses of HK$7,758; awarded loss of services HK$28,000 (to be divided equally among four children); awarded loss of personal attention and maternal affection totalling HK$50,000 (HK$10,000 to each of the three old…