Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Remoteness and foreseeability

Legal area

Court

11 Mar 1997

DONALD DEAN BOZARTH v. YUEN PING CHOR

Citation

DONALD DEAN BOZARTH v. YUEN PING CHOR
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA5814/1993

Master Jones found on balance that the plaintiff's continuing neurological disabilities were caused by the 1992 accident (a combination of initial underdiagnosis and possible post-traumatic natural deterioration) and that intervening myelitis or second trauma was improbable; the Club politics were not an independent unforeseeable event breaking causation for loss of the plaintiff's jobs; accordingly the defendant was liable and damages were assessed with a 75% attribution of liability agreed and specific awards made (general damages HK$650,000 reduced to HK$487,500; multiplier 9 applied to qu…
29 Jun 1987

CHAN LAI SANG AND ANOTHER v. YAU NAM KEE CONSTRUCTION CO LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

CHAN LAI SANG AND ANOTHER v. YAU NAM KEE CONSTRUCTION CO LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA6228/1985

Liability having been admitted, the court limited recoverable damages to those losses reasonably foreseeable and shown on the evidence up to the point the business could have resumed (end of September 1985 plus limited allowance). The plaintiff was awarded $100,000 for business interruption and $275,700 for physical damage (breakdown in judgment), total $375,700; award to bear interest at 8% per annum from date of writ to judgment; plaintiff entitled to costs with specified exceptions relating to amendments.