The claimants alleged that they had been sexually assaulted many years ago by a doctor employed by the defendant bank on their applications for employment. The court was now asked as a preliminary point whether the Bank was vicariously liable for his actions.
Held: The Bank was vicariously liable for the acts of the independent contractor.
Judges:
Nicola Davies DBE J
Citations:
[2017] EWHC 1929 (QB), [2017] IRLR 1103
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
At First Instance – 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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Vicarious Liability
Updated: 07 August 2022; Ref: scu.591317