Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 7 June 1978.
1. Prior to the date upon which the hearing resumed the Plaintiff amended his claim by adding a further claim for liquidated damages. He was not legally advised and he, clearly, was not able to appreciate the difference between liquidated and unliquidated damages. At the end of his evidence in chief, at the suggestion of the Court and without objection from Mr Chan, he further amended his claim so as to include a claim of $20,000 for general damages for wrongful dismissal.