Following the recent allegations of abuse surrounding former owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, vicarious liability has been in the news once again.

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Isabel McArdle about developments in this area of law since her previous episode with Rob Kellar KC in 2020 and in particular since the Supreme Court decision in Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15



The episode discusses the following cases:

WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Appellant) v Various Claimants (Respondents)[2020] UKSC

Barclays Bank v. Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13

Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc  [2016] UKSC 11

Cox v. Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 10

The Christian Brothers Case [2012] UKSC 56

Armes v Nottinghamshire CC [2017] UKSC

Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB[2023] UKSC 15



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