HXA v Surrey County Council: CA 31 Aug 2022

Consideration of the circumstances in which a local authority and/or the social workers for whom it is vicariously liable owe a duty of care to a child to whom the local authority is providing child protection services.

Judges:

Lord Justice Baker
Lord Justice Lewis
And
Lady Justice Elisabeth Laing

Citations:

[2022] EWCA Civ 1196, [2022] WLR(D) 361

Links:

Bailii, WLRD

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Vicarious Liability

Updated: 12 September 2022; Ref: scu.680693