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Set-off by workers' compensation
  • 13 Feb 2026

    廖芷彤 對 崔思遠

    Citation
    [2026] HKDC 113
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCPI2789/2021

    Defendant is civilly liable for the assault; the defendant's criminal conviction under ESCC 749/2019 is admissible under s62 and establishes the defendant committed the assault; medical expert evidence supporting exaggeration of long‑term symptoms was preferred over experts who relied on treating psychiatrists without explaining objective bases; plaintiff's asserted long‑term post‑concussional syndrome and loss of earning capacity were not proven on the balance of probabilities; damages assessed at HKD 204,140 but wholly offset by prior workers' compensation payments of HKD 694,182.14 so no p…