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Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd

[2005] EWCA Civ 1151; [2006] QB 510; [2006] 2 WLR 428; [2005] 4 All ER 1181; [2006] ICR 327
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales
Year2005
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Dual vicarious liability is legally possible: where two employers each control a negligent worker's relevant act, both may be vicariously liable, with contribution apportioned equally absent personal fault.

Area of Law

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