Negligence in Hong Kong: Turning Caparo on its Head?
Law Quarterly Review, Vol. 127, pp. 358-362, 2011
4 Pages Posted: 3 Oct 2017
Date Written: 2011
Abstract
Comments on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal decision in Luen Hing Fat Coating & Finishing Factory Ltd v Ming on whether a factory owner owed a duty of care under common law negligence to an employee, the worker of an independent contractor, who had sustained an injury at work when a calendaring unit had toppled over, when the factory owner knew or ought reasonably to have known that the worker was not using the factory operator's tools in a safe manner. Considers the significance of the ruling in respect of the House of Lords judgment in Caparo Industries Plc v Dickman.
Keywords: Negligence, Duty of Care
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