10 Dec 2014
BUSHRA BIBI AND ANOTHER v. METHOD BUILDING & ENGINEERING WORKS LTD (in liquidation) AND OTHERS
- Citation
- BUSHRA BIBI AND ANOTHER v. METHOD BUILDING & ENGINEERING WORKS LTD (in liquidation) AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI301/2012
The court interpreted its earlier order as requiring the 3rd defendant to pay 33.5% of the gross damages assessed or agreed before deduction of employees' compensation. This construction best effectuates the purpose of contribution proceedings under s4(1) of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Ordinance by apportioning the full value of the plaintiffs' claim according to each tortfeasor's responsibility and avoiding a windfall to a tortfeasor who did not pay employees' compensation.