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The boundaries of vicarious liability have been stretched and defined through recent judgments.

In Reilly v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, the Supreme Court has upheld the Judgment of an employment tribunal that the decision to dismiss a headteacher who did not tell her school...

In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the Pensions Regulator's draft policy on its approach to the investigation and prosecution of the avoidance of the s75 debt and conduct risking accrued scheme

The Supreme Court has this week considered whether Morrison's was responsible for an allegedly unprovoked attack by a Morrison's employee on a customer at a Morrison petrol station.

The National Policing Statement on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) addresses the epidemic scale of VAWG, identifying five key threats and outlining police strategies: pursue perpetrators, prepare police, protect victims, and prevent violence. A multi-agency approach is emphasized for effective prevention and protection.

While the FCA continues to mull how it might share more information on themes and trends in its enforcement work (following enthusiasm for this sort of market update from respondents...

How should victims of historic abuse be compensated?

The Secretary of State for Transport obtained an injunction in March 2020 which prohibited "persons unknown" from trespassing on land held for the purposes of the HS2 rail project.

Where a first-team goalkeeper assaults a youth trainee in the changing rooms at a football club, it may have been thought that the club would be vicariously liable for the goalkeeper's actions. In the recent case of GB v Stoke City Football Club & Peter Fox [2015] EWHC 2862, the court held that this was not the case.

An ICSID tribunal has unanimously rejected a claimant's attempt to temporarily suspend a State-initiated criminal investigation involving two of its witnesses.

In any cross-border investigation, invariably suspects will either be located in different jurisdictions, or subject to investigation by authorities from different jurisdictions, or both.

A non-lawyer friend once enquired of me as to whether I had proclaimed the end of the criminal justice system for the fourth or fifth time that year – the point being that I cried wolf too often.

In 2015 Michael Shrimpton, a former barrister and immigration judge, was convicted and sentenced to 12 months in prison for hoax bomb threats (during the London 2012 Games) and possession...

On 5 June 2018 the Law Commission announced a public consultation to consider reforms in relation to the law and practice governing search warrants.

The new criminal offences and additional grounds for contribution notices ("CNs") under Pension Schemes Act 2021 are expected

Fly-tipping – the illegal dumping of waste, whether it's an old mattress, a few bin bags or large amounts of industrial material – is a menace and a potential public health risk.

Investigations have begun into allegations against football coaches for historic child sex abuse against footballers in youth teams dating back to the 1980s.