10 Sept 2008
LI MOON CHAI v. LEUNG SHU MAN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- LI MOON CHAI v. LEUNG SHU MAN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI48/2007
The court found on the balance of probabilities that the plaintiff fell from a higher level (fifth layer), there was no usable safety equipment (wooden planks were not pleaded or shown to be available and belts/helmets/ platform were unusable), and both the 1st defendant (as employer) and the 2nd defendant (as occupier/supervisor) breached their statutory and common law duties; the plaintiff was not contributorily negligent and the defendants are equally liable (50/50).