Vicarious Liability Overview

Vicarious Liability Overview - presented by Chris Gough, Mills & Reeve LLP

People don't get paid to do their jobs wrongly, never mind negligently or even recklessly. Time and effort goes into careful recruitment, induction, training and supervision. And then it can still go wrong. Sometimes even "criminally" wrong.

In the space of a lunchtime session Chris Gough will explore and refresh some of the principles underpinning the employer's liability for the actions/inactions of its workforce. Chris will explore the furthest boundary of this sometimes overlooked concept, and the factors that can raise a duty on employer for criminal actions undertaken in the course of the working day.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, delegates will be able to identify: . the concept of vicarious liability and its emergence as a legal principle . the circumstances in which the fact of "employment" should realistically be disputed . the principles that help determine that "fact of employment" . how far those principles can be stretched by the court to establish a "duty of care" and a route to compensation even for the most violent of actions

Date: 10th November 2015 Time: 1.00pm to 2.00pm (Buffet lunch served 12.30pm to 1.00pm) *Entry to the presentation is free /lunch is £3.00 payable on the day*

Venue: Coventry Masonic Hall, 165, Warwick Road, Coventry CV3 6AU. Telephone: 024 7650 1475 This is situated by the "Y" junction/traffic lights opposite gates to the War Memorial Park. Car parking is available on site free of charge.

Please contact Carolyn Marshall by Monday 8th November 2015 to reserve your place and advise if you require lunch, as we need to notify numbers for catering purposes. Note: if you book lunch and are unable to attend -please let us know or you will be charged. Carolyn Marshall Chair of Syllabus: Insurance Institute of Coventry- www.cii.co.uk/coventry Email: Carolyn.marshall@circleinsurance.co.uk Direct Tel: 02476 232696