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Hong Kong Case Law

Procedure for notifying subcontractors
  • 4 Apr 2019

    IP PUI FAI 對 黃錦陽

    Citation
    [2019] HKDC 461
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEC688/2016

    The court accepted claimant's evidence as more credible, applied the multi‑factor employment test and found claimant was a temporary employee of respondent; respondent therefore liable. Court applied s11(2) to fix monthly earnings at HK$31,250, substituted 2% for permanent loss of earning capacity (replacing the committee's 1%), accepted 134 days' incapacity and medical expenses, and awarded total compensation HK$151,104 plus interest and costs (with an exception for the expert's supplemental report). The earlier order directed at Century was rescinded for fairness given procedural doubts.