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WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 – A sensitive claims perspective
3 April 2020
Introduction On 1 April 2020 the Supreme Court handed down judgment on 2 important cases which clarify and restrict the extent of an organisation’s vicarious liability for the actions of others. In one of these cases, WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12, the Supreme Court concluded that the supermarket chain Morrisons…
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Supreme Court ruling on rogue employee data breach: common sense prevails?
2 April 2020
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 Morrisons will not be held vicariously liable for the actions of a disgruntled employee who leaked the personal details and payroll data of almost 100,000 members of staff, the Supreme Court has confirmed. The Judgment in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 (the…
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Vicarious liability for independent contractors
2 April 2020
Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13 Introduction With the majority of the world distracted by Covid-19 and the upheavals this has entailed, the Supreme Court handed down judgment on 1 April 2020 in 2 important cases, which clarify the extent of an organisation’s vicarious liability for the actions of others. In the…
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