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Dec 2024
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208: Vicarious Liability: Where Are We N...

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Following the recent allegations of abuse surrounding former owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, vicarious liability has been in the news once again.
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Isabel McArdle about developments in this area of law since her previous episode with Rob Kellar KC in 2020 and in particular since the Supreme Court decision in Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15

The episode discusses the following cases:
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Appellant) v Various Claimants (Respondents) [2020] UKSC
Barclays Bank v. Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13
Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc  [2016] UKSC 11
Cox v. Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 10
The Christian Brothers Case [2012] UKSC 56
Armes v Nottinghamshire CC [2017] UKSC
Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15

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