21 Mar 2023
AMJAD-UL-MAHMOOD v. PROFIT HILL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 347
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI534/2017
D2 (the incorporated owners) was an occupier and responsible person under LEO with sufficient control over the lift; the accident more probably resulted from a sudden halt due to lift malfunction caused by garbage in the door sill and longstanding poor maintenance which D2 failed to remedy despite AEEL recommendations; D2 therefore breached statutory and common law duties and is liable for the accident; D1 was not a responsible person or occupier and is not liable to the plaintiff; D2 must indemnify/contribute to D1 for the EC payment and associated costs; plaintiff's recoverable damages are…