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Hong Kong Case Law

Witness credibility and consistency
  • 17 May 2024

    WANG QINGYUAN 對 WHAMPOA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD及另一人

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 791
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCPI2282/2019

    On assessment of all evidence and contemporaneous documents, the plaintiff's accounts were materially inconsistent and implausible, defendants' witnesses were credible, medical and other records indicated exaggeration; on the balance of probabilities the accident as pleaded did not occur and the plaintiff failed to prove liability; claim dismissed.

    • Negligence
    • Res ipsa loquitur
    • Causation
    • Witness credibility and consistency
    • Assessment of damages
    • Medical expert evidence