A pause in the expansion of vicarious liability

A pause in the expansion of vicarious liability

The doctrine of vicarious liability has undergone dramatic development in recent times and has been extended to scenarios quite different from that of employer-employee. The question is: will vicarious liability be applied to a situation where the tortfeasor is an independent contractor? The UKSC su...

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Main Authors: LOW, Kee Yang, LAI, Siang Ping
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
Subjects:
Independent business
independent contractor
sexual assault
vicarious liability
Business Organizations Law
Sexuality and the Law
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4036
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5994/viewcontent/PauseExpVicariousLiability_2020_av.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:The doctrine of vicarious liability has undergone dramatic development in recent times and has been extended to scenarios quite different from that of employer-employee. The question is: will vicarious liability be applied to a situation where the tortfeasor is an independent contractor? The UKSC supplied the answer in Barclays Bank v Various Claimants. This article considers the implications of this landmark decision.

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