30 Mar 1990
WONG LEUNG TAK v. WONG LEE (BROTHERS) TRANSPORTATION CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- WONG LEUNG TAK v. WONG LEE (BROTHERS) TRANSPORTATION CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV151/1989
On the facts the Court held the delivery/unloading of steel was part of the work undertaken by the principal contractor within s.24; s.24 confers an additional remedy so the employee may join both employer and principal contractor and both are severally liable; the principal contractor is entitled to an indemnity under s.24(2) (absolute in substance) and may obtain indemnity without prior written third-party notice where the statutory notice regime has been observed, but any claim by the employer under s.25(1)(b) must be pursued by separate civil proceedings in the High Court or District Cour…