Hong Kong Leading Case holistic approachoccupiers liabilitysafe system of workproximity fair just reasonable

Luen Hing Fat Coating & Finishing Factory Ltd v Waan Chuen Ming

(2011) 14 HKCFAR 14

JurisdictionHong Kong

CourtCourt of Final Appeal (HKSAR)

Year2011

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Duty of care in negligence is determined holistically (foreseeability, proximity, fair-just-reasonable), not by mechanically running discrete tests; an occupier/employer owes a duty to a contractor's worker exposed to an obvious danger on its premises.

Area of Law

Tort & Negligence

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