Vicarious liability: Taking the rap for rogue employees

Dechert LLP | Employment Law Journal | February 2018 #187
Charles Wynn-Evans reports on several recent cases which demonstrate how employers can end up being liable for their employees‘ wrongdoing ‘The various recent cases summarised in this article demonstrate not only the variety of situations to which the issue of vicarious liability can be relevant but also the potential width of its application and the …

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Sexual Abuse Claims: A new boundary for vicarious liability?

Lamb Chambers (Chambers of Mark West) | Personal Injury Law Journal | December 2017/January 2018 #161
Lawrence Caun considers the implications after Barclays Bank was held liable for a GP’s historic sex abuse ‘In assessing whether it was fair, just and reasonable to impose liability on the bank, many judges may not have found it difficult to conclude that Dr Bates’ actions in undertaking the medical examinations were entirely in pursuit …

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Vicarious Liability: Pushing the boundaries

Cloisters (Chambers of Robin Allen QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | March 2017 #153
Adam Ohringer considers the effects of the Supreme Court ruling in Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc ‘In Mohamud, it was argued in the Supreme Court that the test for vicarious liability needed to be recast to be both more expansive and simpler to apply.’The concept that an employer is vicariously liable for the wrongdoing …

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