24 Oct 2016
CHONG CHI CHING v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE (for and on behalf of the Government of the HKSAR) AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHONG CHI CHING v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE (for and on behalf of the Government of the HKSAR) AND ANOTHER
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI2733/2012
On the balance of probabilities the court accepted the plaintiff's evidence that the toilet floor was wet and she slipped while carrying a ladle of water; the 2nd defendant failed to prove it had engaged a competent cleaning contractor or maintained an effective inspection system and thus breached its duty as occupier; the plaintiff was contributorily negligent to the extent of 20% for not taking more care after noticing the wet floor; damages were assessed on that basis and reduced by the agreed set-off from the employees' compensation settlement, resulting in a net award of HK$179,993 in fa…