5 Dec 1984
YEUNG YU v. WONG YUNG AND OTHERS
- Citation
- YEUNG YU v. WONG YUNG AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA9069/1981
Regulation 17(a) of the Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulations creates a private cause of action for persons employed in cargo handling; the driver was within that class; the owners were negligent for failing to investigate an obvious defective joint over nine years; the builder was negligent for using a second‑hand mast composed of two tube sections without ensuring or warning that the joint was properly made; liability is apportioned 50% to the builder and the remainder to the owners.