United Kingdom harassmentvicarious liabilityharassment

Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust

[2006] UKHL 34; [2007] 1 AC 224

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year2007

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An employer may be vicariously liable for a course of conduct by an employee, committed in the course of employment, that amounts to harassment in breach of section 1 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, giving rise to a statutory civil claim under section 3.

Area of Law

General

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