The claimant said that the defendant had, when transferring matters to a new phone bought from his employer the second defendant, taken copies of images which had been sold on to newspapers. The second defendant now sought summary dismissal of the claim against it saying that it was not vicariously liable for his torts.
Held: Substantial sums had already been spent in this matter, and it would be wholly inappropriate to grant the application: ‘The statement of case discloses reasonable grounds for bringing the claim, it is not an abuse of process and the images were provided immediately upon request.’
Judges:
Kitchin J
Citations:
[2009] EWHC 1977 (Ch)
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information, Vicarious Liability
Updated: 19 October 2022; Ref: scu.375131