THOMAS V. PREVENSLIK,Ph.D. Student,University of Hong Kong v K. F. CHENG, Dean of Faculty of Science, University of Hong KongR. M. LETCHER,Head of Dept. of Chemistry, University of Hong KongK. Y. CHAN, Lecturer,Dept. of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong

Read the full judgment text of CACV 000100/1996 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 19 December 1997.

1. On 8th January 1996, the plaintiff issued a writ for damages in the sum of $188,000 against the three defendants. The statement of claim endorsed on the writ was drafted in layman language , obviously without professional assistance.