Read the full judgment text of HCMP 005524/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 10 May 2000.
1. On 18 May 1967, Wan Tze Kuen was born to Wan Shu Wah and Ip Wing Tai. On 11 March 1993, Wan Tze Kuen died in a fatal accident. On 6 December 1994 Letters of Administration to the estate of Wan Tze Kuen were granted to his father Wan Shu Wah. The substantial part of his estate comprises a claim for damages under the provisions of the Fatal Accidents Ordinance Cap. 22 and the Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance Cap. 23, in other words, his claim for negligence against the tortfea