Vicarious liability does not apply to the acts of independent contractors - STAGE 1
Barclays Bank v Various Claimants
A worker has to be fully integrated into the business - STAGE 1
Stevenson v MacDonald & Evans
A person can be held vicariously liable provided the relationship is sufficiently ‘akin to employment’ - STAGE 1
Catholic Child Welfare Society v Various Claimants
Employee acting negligently on the job - STAGE 2
Century Insurance v Northern Ireland Transport
An employee acts against orders - STAGE 2
Limpus v London General Omnibus
An employee who does something negligent which has nothing to do with their employment is not usually viable for vicarious liability - STAGE 2
Hilton v Thomas
An employer can be liable for the crims of an employee provided there was a close connection between the crime and the acts the employee was authorised to do - STAGE 2
Mattis v Pollock
