Employer vicariously liable for criminal actions of employees

The Supreme Court holds that employers can be vicariously liable for the acts of their employees who commit a crime whilst at work.

Morrisons supermarket is liable for the actions of a staff member who physically attacked a customer, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Read the Supreme Court Presss Summary & the judgment here.

Full text to follow.

Read a BBC story on the judgment here

Published: 02/03/2016 11:02

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