16 Apr 1988
CHU LIN v. SO CHI KEUNG t/a YAU HOP BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTORS AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHU LIN v. SO CHI KEUNG t/a YAU HOP BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTORS AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA3058/1983
The employer (So Chi Keung) breached the duty of care by failing to provide and ensure installation of lateral wiring/anchorage, adequate and equal-sized main base standards and necessary tools and supervision; those failures caused the instability and collapse. The skilled scaffolder (Fung) bore some contributory fault (30%) for not ensuring wiring or refusing to proceed without proper equipment, but primary liability rests with the employer (70%). Third party claims were statute-barred and could not proceed further.