Vicarious Liability in UK Law

  • Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust
    • House of Lords
    • 12 July 2006
    ... ... His claim was based exclusively on the Trust's vicarious liability for Mrs Freeman's alleged breach of the statutory prohibition of ... ...
  • Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd v Salaam
    • House of Lords
    • 05 December 2002
    ... ... payment of $10 million to Dubai Aluminium is based on the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978. Section 1(1) of this Act ('the Contribution Act') ... by Dubai Aluminium against the Amhurst firm as the basis of its vicarious liability are that the consultancy agreement between Dubai Aluminium and ... ...
  • Lister and Others v Hesley Hall Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 03 May 2001
    ... ... The judge was asked to give judgment on liability only ... 8 On 25 February 1999 the judge gave judgment. He ... That left the claim based on vicarious liability to be considered. This claim appeared to be ruled out by the ... ...
  • Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary
    • House of Lords
    • 07 June 2001
    ... ... found the consideration of the measure of exemplary damages in vicarious liability cases somewhat perplexing. The present is a case of exemplary ... ...
  • Mohamud v W M Morrison Supermarkets Plc
    • Supreme Court
    • 02 March 2016
    ... ... 1 Vicarious liability in tort requires, first, a relationship between the defendant ... ...
  • M and Another v London Borough of Newham and Others; X and Others v Bedfordshire County Council
    • House of Lords
    • 29 June 1995
    ... ... those who do such things with due care should be immune from liability to persons who may suffer thereby. But Parliament cannot reasonably be ... 4. Direct liability and vicarious liability ... In certain of the appeals before the House, ... ...
  • Bilta (UK) Ltd (in Liquidation) v Nazir
    • Supreme Court
    • 22 April 2015
    ... ... governing estoppel and ostensible authority in contract and vicarious liability in tort. It is well-recognised that a company may as a result of ... ...
  • Phelps v London Borough of Hillingdon
    • House of Lords
    • 27 July 2000
    ... ... They all raise questions as to the liability of a local education authority for what is said to have been a failure, ... and by the Court of Appeal primarily on the basis of a claim for vicarious liability. Pamela contends, however, that a direct liability can arise and ... ...
  • Launchbury v Morgans
    • House of Lords
    • 09 May 1972
    ... ... 5 It is on these facts that liability for the injuries sustained by the passengers must be considered. Who could ... But the Respondents seek to go further and to place vicarious liability upon the Appellant. As to this, apart from the special ... ...
  • Stone and Rolls Ltd ((in Liquidation)) v Moore Stephens (A Firm)
    • House of Lords
    • 30 July 2009
    ... ... True it is that S&R are now subject to a paper liability to the Komercni Bank of over $94m, but common sense would suggest that ... that S&R's liability to the banks for Mr Stojevic's fraud is vicarious. The second answer is that, whether the first answer is right or wrong, ... ...
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