TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Halting the vicarious liability juggernaut: Barclays Bank Plc v Various Claimants
JO  - Medical law review
A1  - Purshouse, Craig
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13, the Supreme Court rejected the claimants' argument that Barclays should be vicariously liable for the sexual assaults of a doctor hired on as a contractor to perform medical examinations on employees and job candidates at the bank. It upheld the traditional rule that a defendant is not vicariously liable for the torts of independent contractors. This commentary examines the law on liability for independent contractors and considers whether the Supreme Court decision is consistent with modern employment trends. The implications of the decision for medical law are then discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0967-0742
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwaa018
ID  - ref1
ER  -