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The Law of Tort (Components 2 and 3)
Quick questions on Vicarious liability - Eduqas A-Level Law Component 2
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What is a tort committed by the employee?Show answer
The claimant must show the employee actually committed a tort (most often negligence, but also intentional torts such as battery or trespass to the person). Without an underlying tort there is nothing for which the employer can be vicariously liable.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain the tests the courts use to decide whether someone is an employee for the purposes of vicarious liability. [10 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
A hospital porter, while moving a patient, negligently drops the trolley and injures the patient. Advise the patient on whether the hospital is vicariously liable. [20 marks]
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