21 Dec 1984
LAU HO WAH v. YAU CHI BIU
- Citation
- LAU HO WAH v. YAU CHI BIU
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV139/1984
For unscheduled injuries under Cap.282 s.9(1)(b) a claimant must prove an actual reduction in earning capacity in any employment he was capable of undertaking at the time of the accident; by contrast scheduled injuries are conclusively deemed to produce the stated percentage loss. Because the respondent was shown to earn at least as much post-accident, he could not recover under s.9 for permanent partial incapacity and the District Court s.9 award was set aside.