29 Jan 2021
CHAN YING WAI v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE for and on behalf of COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 221
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI838/2015
The court found the plaintiff's evidence unreliable and embroidered; accepted defendant's witnesses and contemporaneous records showing the stairway was dry and safety measures (handrails, anti-slip tiles, warning signage, cleaning and inspection) had been taken; concluded the accident was more likely caused by plaintiff's pre-existing spinal and left leg condition and failure to take precautions (contributory negligence); plaintiff failed to prove defendant breached statutory or common law duties and thus claim dismissed; damages quantified only hypothetically for completeness but claim dism…