126 claimants alleged sexual assaults by an independently contracted doctor, now deceased, during the course of their employment by the defendant bank. The court now considered whether the bank was vicariously liable for his acts.
Held: It was.
Judges:
The President of the Queens Bench Division
(Sir Brian Leveson)
Lord Justice Mccombe
And
Lord Justice Irwin
Citations:
[2018] EWCA Civ 1670, [2018] IRLR 947
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Barclays Bank Plc v Various Claimants SC 1-Apr-2020
The Bank had employed a doctor to provide medical assessments as necessary. The doctor had used the opportunities presented to assault sexually many patients. The court was now asked whether the Bank was vicariously liable for the acts of this . .
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Torts – Other, Vicarious Liability
Updated: 07 August 2022; Ref: scu.619875