16 October 2023 Wiebke Morgan 1654 Case Updates Jennings v Otis Ltd [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) byWiebke 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 inspectionAccidentEngineering06. Rules and Regulations07. Receiving Instructions08. Working with Instructing Parties13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Related articles Podcast Episode 15: The Power of EWI Membership: Raising Standards in Expert Witness Practice How should Experts disclose criticisms when they are frequently unaware of the outcome of the case? Rebecca Hepworth v Dr Amanda Coates [2025] EWHC 1907 (KB) Benjamin Hetherington (by his father and litigation friend Gary Hetherington) v Raymond Fell & Anor [2025] EWHC 1487 (KB) Andrew Cannestra v Mclaren Automotive Events Limited [2025] EWHC 1844 (KB) 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.