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Hong Kong Case Law

Multipliers for future loss

  • 14 Aug 1985

    SIU YUK LIN AND ANOTHER v. YEUNG SAI CHOW

    Citation
    SIU YUK LIN AND ANOTHER v. YEUNG SAI CHOW
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2103/1983

    On the evidence the Master found as a fact that promotion to Station Sergeant by 1 April 1983 was essentially certain; excluded overseas education allowance for lack of qualifying evidence; calculated net pre-trial and post-trial lost earnings using found tax rates (8% pre-trial, specific tax calculation for future loss giving $1,443.16 per month tax), adopted a multiplier of 14 to reflect near 10 years full pay plus subsequent pension period, assessed specific heads of loss (pre-trial and post-trial income loss, loss of gratuity at half the commuted amount, loss of principal element of home…

  • 21 Sept 1984

    LAI KUN v. CHAU CHI CHEUNG AND OTHERS

    Citation
    LAI KUN v. CHAU CHI CHEUNG AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2379/1981

    Master Clay held that the widow was not a wife for statutory purposes and the illegitimate children were dependants under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance; accepted the Mantell J method of calculating lost years (dependency stream plus notional savings at 10% of income); adjusted proposed multipliers downward to 10, 11 and 15; awarded specific sums for children under FAO and aggregate under LARCO including funeral expenses and interest; ordered costs against the defendant.

  • 20 Oct 1980

    LI TING CHUN AND ANOTHER v. LI TING FAI

    Citation
    LI TING CHUN AND ANOTHER v. LI TING FAI
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1257/1980

    On the balance of probabilities the court accepted the registration certificate and other evidence that Li Ting Fai owned and in all likelihood drove BM1093, found the 1st plaintiff was a passenger injured by negligent driving of BM1093, held the defendants liable in negligence, admitted the late-tendered registration certificate under Regulation 8(2) and the Evidence Ordinance to prevent concealment of truth, and assessed damages using established tariff concepts and chosen multipliers (15 for future care, 12 for future earnings) producing a total award of $698,800 HKD with specified interes…

  • 21 Feb 1978

    YU WAN LAN AND ANOTHER v. WONG SHUI YIN AND OTHERS

    Citation
    YU WAN LAN AND ANOTHER v. WONG SHUI YIN AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA239/1976

    The court accepted the plaintiffs' evidence on earnings and contributions, applied deductions of $100 pcm for board and $15 pcm for other personal expenses, adopted the proposed multiplier of 11 for future dependency, calculated past and future losses accordingly, awarded damages under the Ordinance totalling $109,864, allowed funeral expenses $1,544 and $10,000 for loss of expectation of life (to merge with the Ordinance award), granted interest at 4% p.a. on specified sums, entered judgment for the plaintiffs against the second defendant with costs and reserved liability, costs and apportio…

  • 3 Mar 1977

    WONG CHI-ON v. YUEN TIM-FAT

    Citation
    WONG CHI-ON v. YUEN TIM-FAT
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1120/1974

    The court quantified past and future pecuniary losses using proved figures and accepted a reduced valuation for spousal attendance (set at half the likely cost of outside help at $400/month), applied a multiplier of 8 for future losses, awarded $8,000 for loss of expectation of life and $80,000 for pain, suffering and loss of amenities, and refused to award interest on the judgment because the relevant statutory amendment had not been brought into operation and the court would not anticipate the legislature; resulting judgment for plaintiff for $315,690 with costs to be taxed under the Legal…