Introduction The doctrine of vicarious liability lies at the heart of all common law systems of tort law. It represents not a tort, but a rule of responsibility which renders the defendant liable for the torts committed by another. The classic example is that of employer and employee: the emp...
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Vicarious LiabilityAssumption of ResponsibilityFaultStrict LiabilityOutsourcingLiability for independent contractors generally poses few difficulties in the law of contract, whereas in tort it is a vexed question. The difficulties are only compounded by the governing concept: the so-called "non-delegable ...
Vicarious Liability in Tort: What is vicarious liability? The classic example is that of employer and employee: the employer is rendered strictly liable for the torts of his employees, provided that they are committed in the course of the tortfeasor's employment. In such circumstances, ... P ...
aWRITTEN RESOLUTIONS OF THE DIRECTORS 主任的书面决议 [translate] aMattis v Pollock [2003] 1 WLR 2158 is an English tort law case, establishing an employer's vicarious liability for assault, even where it may be intentional or pre-meditated. Previously, judges had been unwilling to impose ...
aVicarious liability is that When one person is liable for the negligent actions of another person, even though the first person was not directly responsible for the injury. For instance, a parent sometimes can be vicariously liable for the harmful acts of a child and an employer sometimes can...
and vicarious liabilitySir Robin Cooke discusses the current state of the law of torts by drawing on earlier comments of Sir John Salmond on areas of tort law that are still problematdoi:10.1080/00949655.2013.814264ShanmugamRamalingamGordon and Breach Science PublishersJournal of Statistical ...
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