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Supreme Court finds employers less likely to be vicariously liable for actions of independent contractors

08/04/2020

In reversing the Court of Appeal’s decision, the Supreme Court in Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants has reinforced the ability of companies to use the “independent contractor defence” when faced with claims in respect of third party contractors. Companies...

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Portrait ofAlaina Wadsworth
Alaina Wadsworth
Partner
London
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Ben Brown
Senior Associate
London
Chris Horsefield