Relationship between personal and vicarious liability : Vicarious liability is well suited to attach liability to the employer for a road accident caused by the negligent driving of an employee driving the company van in the course of employment. On facts such as this the employer will be made strictly liable; the employee’s conduct is negligent, but the employer may well be without fault.

doi:10.4324/9781843140504-68

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Relationship between personal and vicarious liability

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Vicarious liability is well suited to attach liability to the employer for a road accident caused by the negligent driving of an employee driving the company van in the course of employment. On facts such as this the employer will be made strictly liable; the employee’s conduct is negligent, but the employer may well be without fault.