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Various Claimants v Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

[2020] UKSC 12
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2020
Statusunclear

Key Principle

An employer is not vicariously liable for an employee's deliberate wrongdoing that is not sufficiently connected with the employment; the 'close connection' test requires consideration of the field of activities entrusted to the employee.

Area of Law

tort

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