Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2214

Legal news: Employment update

Gwynneth Tan and Antonia Blackwell round up the latest case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘The school dismissed Mr Aplin on notice on the basis that his position was untenable. After an appeal during which he again did not have access to all the evidence on which the appeal panel had relied, …

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Vicarious liability: Moving with the times

Andrew Sugarman and Megan Crowther consider the extent of employers’ liability for personal injury in this rapidly changing area ‘Employers need to realise that their responsibilities are probably wider than was previously thought, with vicarious liability for the wrongs of others stretching beyond the classic master/servant relationship and stretching into conduct that might not previously …

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Vicarious liability: The perils of Christmas parties

Is an employer vicariously liable for injuries inflicted during a fight between employees? David Sanderson examines a recent case ‘It is in many ways remarkable that the trial judge should have taken such care to make and record findings of fact that seem so clearly to point towards a finding of vicarious liability, only then …

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Vicarious liability: Employer liable for after-party assault by its managing director

As the office Christmas party season gets underway, the Court of Appeal has provided a sobering reminder to employers of the breadth of their accountability for any misconduct by employees. Joanna Chatterton and Ed Livingstone report ‘The policy reasons for the courts wanting to make an employer liable are many, not least because the business …

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