Web links: Chapter 20

There has been extensive media coverage of the many vicarious liability claims being brought against the Catholic Church as well as the potential claims following the exposure of abuse by Jimmy Savile, Stuart Hall and others while working for the BBC and others. Here is just a selection:

BBC News, ‘Stuart Hall: More alleged victims to sue over abuse’, 7 May 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22435505

Owen Bowcott, ‘Catholic church sex abuse ruling could cause big spike in compensation claims’, 28 February 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/28/catholic-church-abuse-claims-compensation?INTCMP=SRCH

Clive Coleman, Jimmy Savile scandal: What legal redress for abuse victims?, 11 January 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20988635

Lisa O’Carroll and Josh Halliday, ‘Jimmy Savile: BBC, hospitals and star's estate face at least 50 damages claims’, 2 November 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/02/jimmy-savile-bbc-damages-claims?INTCMP=SRCH

Lisa O’Carroll, ‘Jimmy Savile's alleged victims set to sue BBC and Stoke Mandeville hospital’, 12 October 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/oct/12/jimmy-savile-bbc-hospital-court?INTCMP=SRCH

BBC Unreliable Evidence documentary – Who’s to Blame?, BBC Radio 4, 15 December 2012

Clive Anderson and guests discuss the legal liability of organisations for crimes or other misbehaviours committed by people who work for them. In the wake of Jimmy Savile and other recent abuse cases, complex legal questions have arisen about who, apart from the perpetrators themselves, should be held to blame - and liable to pay compensation.

You can listen to the programme here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p7bxr

There is likely to be ongoing coverage of the potential liability claims relating to the abuse by Jimmy Saville, Stuart Hall and others. It’s probably best to keep an eye on the relevant inquires lead by Janet Smith and Linda Dobbs
http://www.damejanetsmithreview.com/

On Catholic Care Welfare Society v Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools [2012]

BBC News, Catholic teaching institute liable for abuse at school, 21 November 2012 (including an interview with one of the boys who claim they were abused)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-20424136

Owen Bowcott, Christian Brothers must share sexual abuse compensation costs, court rules, 21 November 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/21/christian-brothers-abuse-compensation-court?INTCMP=SRCH

Owen Bowcott, Catholic diocese facing abuse claims seeks to share burden of blame, 23 July 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/23/catholic-diocese-abuse-claims-middlesbrough?INTCMP=SRCH

Discussed in Meghann McTague, ‘Expanding the Scope’, New Law Journal, 8 February 2013
http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/expanding-scope

On JGE v The Trustees of the Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust [2012]

Owen Bowcott, ‘Catholic church loses abuse liability appeal’ 12 July 2012 (on the Court of Appeal decision)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/jul/12/catholic-church-loses-apeal-liability?INTCMP=SRCH

Owen Bowcott, ‘Sexual abuse compensation case to test legal limits of church's liability’, 17 May 2012 (on the Court of Appeal decision)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/may/17/sexual-abuse-compensation-legal-church?INTCMP=SRCH

Riazat Butt, ‘Catholic bishop criticises ruling on church liability for actions of priests’, 15 November 2011 (on the High Court decision)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/15/catholic-bishop-liability-church-priests?INTCMP=SRCH

Riazat Butt and Owen Bowcott, ‘Court to decide Catholic church liability for priest abuse’, 6 July 2011 (on the High Court decision)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/06/court-catholic-church-priest-abuse?INTCMP=SRCH

On the application of the close connection test (post Lister v Hesley Hall [2001])

Simon Allen, ‘Violent employees and vicarious liability’ Law Society Gazette, 16 February 2012
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/in-practice/violent-employees-and-vicarious-liability

On Sexism in the Police Force (similar facts to Waters v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [1997])

Belinda Sinclair talks on Radio 4’s Women’s Hour about 17 years of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination as a Metropolitan police officer. She was awarded £500,000 in compensation.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2001_34_mon_01.shtml

Cases

Catholic Care Welfare Society v Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools [2012]
http://www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/docs/UKSC_2010_0230_Judgment.pdf

JGE v The Trustees of the Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust [2012]
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2012/938.html

Maga v Trustees of the Birmingham Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church [2010]
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2010/256.html

Lister v Hesley Hall [2001]
www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2001/22.html

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