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Level 3 Diploma in Law

Application of Vicarious Liability

LAW305 · Aspects of Tort Law — Week 9 of 16

CourseLAW305
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Application of Vicarious Liability

  1. Establishing the commission of a tort
  2. Acts in the course of employment
  3. The close connection test
  4. Employee departures and frolics of their own
  5. How to apply vicarious liability

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Define vicarious liability.
  • 3.2 Explain the elements needed to establish vicarious liability.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: define vicarious liability.

Study materials

Videos

  • How to apply vicarious liability · YouTube · The Law Teacher · 15 min · for registered students
  • Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd (2002_ | A-Level Law | Key Case Summaries | Tort Law · YouTube · tutor2u · 2 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13 · PDF · Other, case law; 14 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to Tort Law
  • Week 2: Principles of Negligence and Duty of Care
  • Week 3: Establishing a Duty of Care
  • Week 4: Breach of Duty and the Standard of Care
  • Week 5: Causation in Negligence
  • Week 6: Breaks in the Chain of Causation
  • Week 7: Introduction to Vicarious Liability and Employment Status
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Application of Vicarious Liability
  • Week 10: Full Defences in Negligence
  • Week 11: Contributory Negligence and Exclusion Clauses
  • Week 12: Applying Aspects of Tort Law in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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