vicarious liability law

Canadian Underwriter - Vol. 71 Nbr. 5, May 2004

Vicarious Conclusion

Vicarious liability is based on the rationale that the ...... Bennett were released, providing a dramatic clarification of the law as it applies to the claims against the Church. ...... the relationship between the "tort feasor" and the person against whom liability is sought must be sufficiently close; and 2. ...

Northern Ontario Business - Vol. 29 Nbr. 1, November 2008

Cell phones a potentially costly mix for business: Canadian employers may be at risk for vicarious liability.

Employee use of cell phones while driving may well represent the next frontier of costly liability for Canadian companies, according to Sudbury ...... As American principles of vicarious liability are similar to those seen in Canada, ...

Supreme Court of Canada - April 10, 2008

Bazley v. Curry, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 534 (1999)

... on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia Torts -- Vicarious liability -- Intentional torts -- Sexual abuse --...... -- Whether organization operating facility vicariously liable for employee's sexual assault of child -- ...

Federal Court of Appeal - May 26, 2008

Kyte v. Canada (1996)

... amount of $500,000 "for the amount of Hitec's liability under Part VIII of the Act" as required by ...... satisfied the preconditions for imposing "vicarious liability" on a director of a corporation even ...

University of New Brunswick Law Journal - Nbr. 57, November 2007

Accountability of public authorities through contextualized determinations of vicarious liability and non-delegable duties.

... and de-contextualized constructions of when vicarious liability and breach of non-delegable duties ...... Hence, the employer is not vicariously liable for the torts of non-standard workers ...... Constructions of (a) who qualifies as an employee for purposes of vicarious liability, and (b) when a non-delegable duty ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (December 11, 2007)

Supreme Court Of Canada Affirms Vicarious Liability Of Leasing Companies In Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Leased Vehicle With Option To Purchase

Mr BLG Tort & Insurance Law Group - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that under British Columbia law finance companies may be vicariously liable for ...... The leasing company's liability turned on the proper interpretation of section ...