Meet Ms Chan

Helping Ms. Chan to defend herself against personal injury claims

During the covid pandemic, Ms. Chan, the sole proprietor of a small noodle shop in the New Territories, hired an unemployed worker for 20 days out of sympathy. Shortly after leaving the job, the worker visited Ms. Chan's shop with several friends and threatened to claim employees' compensation and personal injury, saying that she had had an accident while working in the noodle shop. Ms. Chan felt she had no choice but to pay up. Despite receiving that compensation, the worker then brought claims in the District Court and with the benefit of Legal Aid.

Equal Justice 平義社 helped Ms. Chan to defend the case. The medical certificates submitted by the worker contained inconsistencies, and cast doubt on whether the alleged injury was indeed caused at the noodle shop. We helped Ms. Chan with drafting her pleadings and gathering witness statements. We also supported her to invite the Legal Aid Department to discharge the worker's Legal Aid certificate. Within several months of Equal Justice 平義社 intervening, the worker withdrew her claims, putting an end to Ms. Chan's stress and hardship.

*Ms. Chan is a pseudonym