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Sexual Abuse Claims: A new boundary for vicarious liability?
Lawrence Caun considers the implications after Barclays Bank was held liable for a GP’s historic sex abuse ‘In assessing whether it was fair, just and reasonable to impose liability on the bank, many judges may not have found it difficult to conclude that Dr Bates’ actions in undertaking the medical examinations were entirely in pursuit …
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- Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2016] EWHC 3104 (QB)
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- The Catholic Child Welfare Society v Various Claimants [2012] UKSC 56
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