Double vicarious vision causes concern

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  Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd and others [2005] IRLR 983 CA (1 other report)

  • Employer's liability: Dual vicarious liability possible

    Date:

    30 December 2005

    In Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd and others, the Court of Appeal holds that more than one "employer" can be vicariously liable for the negligence of an employee, overturning a long-standing assumption that it is possible in law only for one employer to be so liable.