What about when the indirect object is not a him or her, but an it? Do you still use lui?

Hi David,

This is an interesting question as I have been racking my brain to think of examples where you would ring, ask or talk to an 'it'.

Here goes -

J'ai téléphoné à la police -------> Je leur ai téléphoné ( implying that you spoke to some humans)

J'ai téléphoné aux urgences ( A&E) ---------> Je leur ai téléphoné ( idem)

But a very good point!