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Education: vicarious liability for teacher's sexual abuse of pupil can continue after pupil leaves school

27/02/2020

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a local authority, as employer of a PE teacher who abused a boy whilst he was a pupil at the school and maintained a sexual relationship with him long after he left, remained vicariously liable for damage caused to the former...

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Portrait ofSimon Garrett
Simon Garrett
Partner
London
Portrait ofJohn Enoch
John Enoch
Of Counsel
Bristol