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JGE v Trustees of the Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust

[2012] EWCA Civ 938; [2013] QB 722; [2012] 2 WLR 709; [2012] 4 All ER 1152

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales

Year2012

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Vicarious liability is not confined to a contract of service; a relationship 'akin to' or close in character to employment can found vicarious liability, so a diocese may be liable for a priest's torts.

Area of Law

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