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Company not liable for managing director's post-Christmas party assault on employee (High Court)
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Company not liable for managing director's post-Christmas party assault on employee (High Court)
In Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2016] EWHC 3104 (QB) the High Court held that an employer was not vicariously liable for a violent assault on an employee by the employer's managing director at an impromptu drinking session after the Christmas party.
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Published on 08-Dec-2016
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