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Vicarious liability is a situation where someone is held responsible for the acts or omissions of another person. In the workplace, an employer can be liable for the acts and omissions of its workers in certain circumstances. It is these circumstances which have recently been examined by the Supreme Court in Cox v Ministry of Justice and Mohamud v Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc.
Cox v Ministry of Justice ⚓︎
In the case of Cox, Ms Cox worked for the Prison Service as a catering manager in the kitchen of a prison alongside prisoners. Ms Cox was injured by one of the prisoners who were working in the kitchen, after they accidently dropped a large bag of rice onto Ms
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