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Vicarious liability: Relationship between prison service and working prisoners akin to employment

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Cox v Ministry of Justice [2016] IRLR 370 SC (1 other report)
- Vicarious liability: Ministry of Justice liable for staff injury caused by working prisoner
  
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  3 March 2016
  
  The Supreme Court has held that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was vicariously liable for the negligence of a prisoner who injured a member of staff while carrying out kitchen work.

In Cox v Ministry of Justice [2016] IRLR 370 SC, the Supreme Court held that the Ministry of Justice was vicariously liable for the negligent act of a prisoner while he was working in a prison kitchen.

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Published date: 5 May 2016
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