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Vicarious liability

Practical Law UK Practice Note 3-521-4527 (Approx. 113 pages)

Vicarious liability

by Jeremy Lewis, Littleton Chambers and Practical Law Employment
This note addresses the circumstances in which vicarious liability arises in employment and other types of relationship in England and Wales, both at common law and under statute. It also looks at the implications of vicarious liability, and the alternative bases for attributing liability where there is no vicarious liability.

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