This one-day workshop taking place on Thursday 15th April 2021 will examine the development of vicarious liability across the common law world. Vicarious liability, that is strict liability for the torts of others, represents one of the most controversial areas of tort law. It has been debated in recent years in the highest courts of many common law jurisdictions, with, notably, two decisions of the UK Supreme Court in April 2020. In this workshop, leading academics from England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Scotland, and Hong Kong will reflect on developments in their own jurisdiction to provide a comparative overview of the modern doctrine of vicarious liability … (more)
First posted 2021-02-09 14:37:47
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