21 Sept 1999
KWAN WING CHEUNG v. HANG SHING PRINTING CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- KWAN WING CHEUNG v. HANG SHING PRINTING CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI691/1998
The court held the 1st Defendant liable in negligence, breach of implied contractual duty and breach of Regulations 4 and 5 because it failed to ensure guards were in place and failed to maintain an effective system of work and supervision; the 2nd Defendant was not liable because there was no evidence it caused or acquiesced in removal of the specific Unit 4 guard and any failure to warn was not causative given the plaintiff's known awareness of the risks; plaintiff's deliberate removal or acquiescence in removal of guards amounted to contributory negligence assessed at 70%, reducing damages…