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Vicarious liability: Employer liable for after-party assault by its managing director
As the office Christmas party season gets underway, the Court of Appeal has provided a sobering reminder to employers of the breadth of their accountability for any misconduct by employees. Joanna Chatterton and Ed Livingstone report ‘The policy reasons for the courts wanting to make an employer liable are many, not least because the business …
Cases Referenced
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- Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2018] EWCA Civ 1670
- Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2214
- Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd [2001] UKHL 22
- Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets [2014] EWCA Civ 116; [2016] UKSC 11
- Ready Mixed Concrete (South East) Ltd v Minister of Pensions and National Insurance [1967] EWHC QB 3
- WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2018] EWCA Civ 2339