A partner in a firm of solicitors had been accused of two assaults by a lay representative of a claimant against the firm. The first related to an attempt to wrest papers from the claimant, and the second an assault outside the court. They were both wrongly categorised as a claim in vicarious liability. The defendant was a partner, and the liability of the firm lay in the Act. The second assault was clearly outside the scope of Acts within the partnership, and the first did not warrant the proceedings.
Citations:
Gazette 10-Feb-2000, Times 14-Mar-2000, [1999] EWCA Civ 2106
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Vicarious Liability, Company, Torts – Other
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147021
