Short write-ups of recent Hong Kong judgments.
Taggedemployees compensationClear
On 21 September 2026, Deputy District Judge Wu Man Sang handed down judgment in DCEC 494/2024, Zhang Rong v Tam San Fung & Ors, finding the first respondent Tam San Fung liable under the Employees Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282) for a workplace fall on 19 July 2022. Mr Cheng Chung Ping, instructed by Li & Tang Solicitors, acted for the successful applicant.
On 4 August 2026, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Chan Yuk Ping v Ngan Cho Lin & Huang Jian (trading as Forest Hill Company) and Forest Hill Industries Ltd, CACV 33/2024, dismissing the Respondents' appeal against the District Court's award of employees' compensation to the Applicant. Mr Steven Lau, instructed by LIMS, acted for the successful Applicant.
In Khan Saqib v Strong League Engineering Ltd [2026] HKDC 1089, Deputy District Judge Simon Ho delivered a comprehensive judgment addressing both liability and quantum in a personal injuries action arising from an industrial accident, alongside a parallel employees' compensation action.