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Vicarious liability extended: liability of local authorities for abuse by foster carers.
Liability of local authorities for abuse by foster carers.
Read moreLocal authorities: vicarious liability for the wrongful acts of foster carers
The Supreme Court has today decided by a majority of 4-1 that a local authority can be held vicariously liable for abuse of a child committed by foster parents whilst in their care
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Courts demonstrate a reluctance to extend the concept of vicarious liability in two important decisions in the High Court and Court of Appeal
Following on from the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year in Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc (see DWF update) the High Court and the Court of Appeal have introduced some balance to the…
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Vicarious liability is on the move…
As the opening sentence of Lord Reed’s judgment in Cox says, “vicarious liability is on the move” and the conjoined appeals of Cox v Ministry of Justice and Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc…
Read moreCourt of Appeal hands down judgment in NA v Nottinghamshire County Council
Yesterday’s Court of Appeal decision in the case of NA v Nottinghamshire County Council will be welcomed by local authorities and their insurers potentially facing strict liability for abuse by foster…
Read moreNo new duty not to enter into personal relationships
Andrea Ward and Joanne Kingsland consider a recent first instance decision in which the court declined to impose a new duty of care on a support worker not to enter into a personal relationship with a…
Read moreLocal authority: no vicarious liability or non-delegable duty owed in respect of foster parents’ acts
Andrea Ward highlights the key issues and comments on the effect for local authorities when the High Court found there to be no negligence on the part of a local authority in respect of failure to…
Read moreDoes a local authority have a non-delegable duty for abuse by foster carers?
Andrea Ward examines this first instance decision involving historic abuse of two claimants by foster parents when they were girls.
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Vicarious liability: Assault by employee
The Court of Appeal considered whether a Claimant should recover against an employer after he was subject to an assault by one of its employees. Andrew Cousins reviews this decision.
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Employers’ liability: Vicarious liability – s.8 Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Catherine Hart examines this Scottish appeal raising some challenging issues on vicarious liability and containing a very useful and thorough analysis of the law in this area.
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