Challenges and opportunities in applying the English Common Law in Asian Common Law Jurisdictions: a case study on Forensic Economics and Actuarial Evidence

摘要

Following the English common law, successful claimants in personal injury and clinical negligence in Hong Kong usually receive their compensations as a lump sum. The amount in respect of future expenses and loss of future earning is a result of discounting the future pecuniary values into a single present-day amount, considering inflation, the time value of money and the claimant’s mortality …