III. Occupiers’ liability
Imagine a shopper slipping on a wet supermarket floor that staff failed to clean or warn about, and suffering a serious injury. In that situation, the supermarket may be legally responsible as the occupier of the premises.
More generally, if a person is injured because premises are unsafe, the law may make the person who controls those premises liable. In Hong Kong, this area of law is mainly governed by the Occupiers Liability Ordinance (Cap. 314), which sets out the duty owed to lawful visitors to premises.
