Vicarious Liability - being liable for someone else’s employee’s negligence

Two Employers can be vicariously liable at the same time. Employers know that they take the rap for their own employee's errors and negligence. Technically, this is where an employer is 'vicariously liable' for his own employee's actions carried out in the course of the employee's employment. However, the Court of Appeal has extended an employer's liability so that, in the right circumstances, both the contractor and sub-contractor will be jointly vicariously liable.

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