Monday 16th September 2019 – Jonathan Bellamy – The vicarious liability of Local Authorities – where does the law now draw the line?

Local Authorities are particularly exposed to direct and vicarious liability claims due to the nature of the activities undertaken to perform their statutory functions and powers, including now their general power of competence.

This presentation considers the current and developing state of the law and Local Authority liabilities including:

• personal injury liabilities, including sex abuse, caused by non-employees

• data protection and harassment liabilities caused by rogue employees and the duty on brokers to ensure appropriate cover.

• personal injury liabilities arising from social workers’ failure to protect children