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1、2016.03.04ECOs14·2yearsWhyisECOdescribedasno-faultcompensation·Notbasedonfault,buttherelationshipofemployerandemployeeandsufferingofemployee·S2(1),s5(1)ThepolicecanstillS25forthirdpartyattackS25(1)(a)25(1)(b)employerhastherightagainstathirdpartyWhatifemploy
2、erispartlytoblamealongwithathirdparty?Cap377CivilLiability(Contribution)OrdinanceDoesemployerstillhavecommonlawrighttosuetheemployertogetherwithECOYes,commonlawrightisusuallyhigherthantheamountofdamageinECOS26(1)specificallydoublerecoveryisnotallowed.Damage
3、sclaimedunderECOwillbedeductedECOiscalculatedissubjecttoanupperlimitWillcompensationbeawardedbyanECOactionifacommonlawawardhasbeenobtainedthatcoverstheclaimsmadeinECOproceedings?No(what’sthecase?SicneCNdoesnotreduceanECOawrd,incaasesofsubstantialCN,itisposs
4、ibleECOawaredmaybehigherthatnthatincommonlaw.WhereaninjuredemployeeelectstobringacivilactionincourtratherthananadministrativeclaimunderECO,ifthecourtactionfailstheemployeemaystillrecoverunderECO,althoughcourt“maydeductfromsuchcompensationallorpartofthecosts
5、,whichinitsjudgement,havebeencausedbyPbringingtheactioninsteadofproceedingunderECOs26(2).Moreover,ECOs26(3):wherecivilactionendsinafindingofCN,employeemayelecttorecoverunderecos26)2_orinthecivilaction,butnotboth.S26(4),thecourtmayatitsdiscretion,orderthatin
6、terestbepaidonpartorallofanECOs26(2)award.Nocompensationfor“painandsuffering’underECOCompensationunderECOislimitedtothreemainheads:1lossofearningsorearningcapacity,medicalexpensesandcostandDeath/permanent/partial/total–LumpsumTemporaryinjury:s6-10ECOregimem
7、andatoryYesS31(1)EmployerisnotinpositionforgivingawardsàprotectionforemployerInsurances40S44employeeisentitledtocoverS18,s18APurposeofECO:provideefficientmechanismforthexxforinjuredworkerContractofservicerequirementBurdenofproof:employee(applicant)toestabli
8、shheisanemployeewhohasenteredintoacontractofserviceS2Definitionofemployee:S3Definitionofemployer“Accident”VentoncaseFlexibledefinition“Assault”:intentionalandnot“accidental”butstillconsideredas“acciden
