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奪命交通意外與民事索償：香港法律應大幅提高賠償

Posted on 29/01/2024 by cphlegal

香港接連發生奪命交通意外，受害者包括孕婦與醫生，全城痛心。涉事司機包括的士及貨車司機，更令人擔心。尤其的士，相信幾乎全港市民也經歷過膽戰心驚的危險的士旅程。就此，法律如何處理問題？法庭對交通意外案件判刑，量刑 (sentencing)的考量往往是艱難的。...

CPH Legal接受明報訪問：《梅艷芳》商標爭議

Posted on 04/08/2022 by cphlegal

本行律師接受《明報》訪問，講解電影《梅艷芳》相關的商標訴訟法律問題。節錄如下： // 已故歌手梅艷芳胞兄梅啟明自稱為「梅艷芳」名字註冊商標，民事控告電影《梅艷芳》的電影公司安樂影片侵犯商標，高院早前剔除梅啟明申索。CPH...

CPH Legal接受明報訪問：Mirror演唱會事故

Posted on 04/08/2022 by cphlegal

本行律師接受《明報》訪問，講解Mirror演唱會事故相關的法律問題，例如工傷索償僱主責任，以及普通法下的疏忽索償的法律問題。節錄如下： //男團MIRROR紅館演唱會昨晚（28日）發生嚴重意外，有舞蹈員被突然塌下的巨型屏幕壓到受傷，較早前MIRROR成員陳瑞輝（Frankie）亦曾墮台受輕傷。CPH...

初夏窩心感受：當事人送來的禮物籃及心意卡

Posted on 08/06/2022 by cphlegal

對律師而言，最窩心的感受，莫過於收到當事人送來的心意卡。一位女士遭遇交通意外受傷，影響生計。最近我們代表她成功索償，獲得合理賠償，補償了她身心損失。她很貼心地送來了禮物籃及心意卡，與各位分享喜悅：

做律師，還能有夢想嗎？

Posted on 08/06/2022 by cphlegal

法律學院內，法律系學生大多滿腔熱忱，都說讀法律是為了爭取公義。甚至曾有實習大律師，在法庭內偷偷拍照，配以 “Some day I will do justice”的標題上載至FB，惹來違法質疑。據說，這位實習大律師最終亦成功執業。未知這位大律師在今天，是否依然保持這股熱誠？...

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