Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
The English law may hold a person responsible for the misconduct of another, even though he himself is not at fault (an instance of strict liability
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Tue Jun 20 2006
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
The English law may hold a person responsible for the misconduct of another, even though he himself is not at fault (an instance of strict liability), which is termed as vicarious liability. It is liability imposed on an employer to a third party simply because a tort committed by a servant acting in the course of employment resulted in damage. The reason vicarious liability came into law around 1700s can be seen as the increasing hazards caused by employees during their course of employment which necessitated some kind of responsibility in order to compensate the victims1. Since then, the courts have shown great emphasis to expand the doctrine of vicarious liability which is regarded as a satisfactory way of providing payment of compensation to injured claimants without imposing excessive burdens on negligent tortfeasors. It is this approach of the courts that has been challenged: Is vicarious liability the best...
To see the full version of this document, and 145,348 others
