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Employment: Taking responsibility
David Sawtell examines liability for third parties in contracts for services Relying on this case, it will be easier for claimants to argue that a parent company should be liable for the acts or omissions of its subsidiary.A company usually accepts that it owes a duty of care to its own employees, and that it …
Cases Referenced
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- Chandler v Cape plc [2011] EWHC 951 (QB); [2012] EWCA Civ 525
- Hawley v Luminar Leisure Ltd and ASE Security Services Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 18
- JGE v The Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust [2011] EWHC 2871 (QB); [2012] EWCA Civ 938
- Mitchell v Glasgow City Council [2009] UKHL 11
- Selwood v Durham County Council and others [2012] EWCA Civ 979
- Van Colle v Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Police; Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police [2008] UKHL 50
- Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 1151