16 October 2023 Wiebke Morgan 3789 Case Updates Jennings v Otis Ltd [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) by Wiebke Morgan The case: the Appellant, an experienced lift engineer employed by the first Respondent, suffered the traumatic amputation of his arm when it became entangled in lift drive machinery which he was inspecting at the Second Defendant's premises. It is the Appellant's case that the drive machinery was inadequately guarded and the accident occurred when he stumbled or lost his balance and his arm bypassed what guarding was present and went into the moving parts. It is the case on behalf of the Respondents that the Appellant's version of events is implausible and the accident occurred because the Appellant deliberately chose to put his arm through a gap in the guarding in order to undertake some work on the machinery. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links Link to judgement Share Print Tags NegligenceExperts’ joint inspectionAccidentEngineering07. Receiving Instructions06. Rules and Regulations08. Working with Instructing Parties13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Related articles Blackpool Borough Council v RR [2026] EWFC 69 EWI Commentary on the RICS Professional Standard and Practice Guidance KS v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: PA/64221/2024 Cleveland Potash Limited v The Honourable Mrs Ferelith Drummond & Ors [2026] EWHC 1182 (Ch) A Day in the Life of an Occupational Therapy Expert Witness Switch article OXR v Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 2006 (KB) Previous Article A day in the life of an Acoustics Expert Witness Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.