22 Apr 2003
LAW SIU SEE v. DE RODEO HUMAN RESOURCES LTD
- Citation
- LAW SIU SEE v. DE RODEO HUMAN RESOURCES LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC989/2001
The court held that the monthly HK$1,700 payment was a reimbursement for vehicle expenses and not 'earnings' under s3 and should be excluded; pro rata double pay is included; on the evidence the Applicant failed to prove alternative-occupation income sufficiently to invoke s9(1A); however medical evidence and the Applicant's reliable testimony justified departing from the Board's 7% to assess permanent loss of earning capacity at 11%; applying monthly earnings of HK$11,917.00 the court calculated statutory awards under s9 and s10 and credited periodical payments, resulting in judgment for HK$…