Double your risk

摘要

For the first time in 200 years of english legal tradition the Court of Appeal has ruled that more than one employer can be liable for an employee's liability. In the case of Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd vs Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd, which was heard last month, two parties were held to be vicariously liable for the negligent act of a fitter's mate that led to the flooding of a construction site in South Tyneside, causing "extensive and expensive damage".