“In the Christian Brothers case Lord Phillips famously declared that ‘the law of vicarious liability is on the move’. The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13 has brought that movement to a juddering halt. The question posed by the appeal was a simple one. Is it possible to be vicariously liable for the acts of a self-employed ‘independent contractor’? The answer the Court gave in this case was ‘no’ …” (more)
[Robert Kellar, UK Human Rights Blog, 3 April]
First posted 2020-04-04 07:34:50
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