Case Report: Cox v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 10

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | April 2016 #144
Vicarious liability; breach of duty; protection for victims of tort; employment relationship ‘Technical arguments about employment status will not save a defendant from vicarious liability, since the approach looks at the business reality.’ Who would have thought a generation ago that the prison service would be held vicariously liable for the negligence of a prisoner? …

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Workplace Claims: Testing the boundaries

9 Gough Square (Chambers of Andrew Ritchie QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | October 2014 #129
Gurion Taussig reviews recent significant employer’s liability cases ‘The duty upon the employer can not be easily displaced and even hazards with a low risk of eventuating will engage the PPE Regulations.’ This employer’s liability article focuses on some of the more significant decisions of the Court of Appeal in the last 18 months. During …

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Vicarious Liability: Lessons from three recent cases

Taylor Wessing LLP | Employment Law Journal | May 2014 #150
Rachel Farr considers when an employer is liable for the actions of its employees ‘An act might appear unconnected with an employee’s work but, taking the context and circumstances in which it occurred into account, it may be seen as incidental to, and within the scope of, employment.’ An employer is liable for the torts …

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