How far will the elastic concept of vicarious liability stretch? By Andrea Ward, David Williams The Claimants, 126 in number, pursued the bank for damages for deliberate sexual assaults by a…
Vicarious liability for deliberate actions of independent contractor upheld on appeal By Andrea Ward The question of whether and employer should be held liable for the deliberate criminal assaults of…
Human Rights Act claims against Social Workers-The serious ramifications of breaching Section 20 Children Act 1989 By Andrea Ward, Tom Walshaw, David Knapp, Joanne Kingsland Local Authorities have recently seen a marked increase in claims alleging breach of the Human…
Historic sexual abuse claim statute-barred when raised in existing proceedings By Andrea Ward, David Williams The question of whether a claim for damages for sexual abuse was statute-barred was considered by…
Defendant's investigations persuade Court not to exercise discretion on Mau Mau limitation question By Andrea Ward, Tom Walshaw, David Williams The question of whether the Court should exercise its discretion to allow a statute-barred claim to…
Has the roller coaster ride come to an end – the future of Social Services Negligence claims? By Andrea Ward, Tom Walshaw, David Knapp, Joanne Kingsland The Supreme Court's judgment in a recent abuse case took an in depth look at the action in…
Historic abuse claim damages award exceeds £1 million By Andrea Ward, David Knapp The High Court has given a powerful illustration of the potential impact of historic abuse claims…
Is limitation still arguable in historic abuse claims? By Andrea Ward, Joanne Kingsland Following the recent court judgement in Dunn v Durham County Council, we look at whether a…
