School Boards – Rogers Partners LLP https://www.rogerspartners.com Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:44:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.19 Not Close Enough: When Will a Court Find a Defendant Vicariously Liable? https://www.rogerspartners.com/not-close-enough-when-will-a-court-find-a-defendant-vicariously-liable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-close-enough-when-will-a-court-find-a-defendant-vicariously-liable https://www.rogerspartners.com/not-close-enough-when-will-a-court-find-a-defendant-vicariously-liable/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:56:11 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7466 By Sebastian di Domenico In Dunford v. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, 2025 ONCA 438, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“the Court”) addressed the legal test for vicarious liability. Although this case pertains to the tort of sexual battery, the Court’s test for vicarious liability applies to other torts as well. Background Back in 1982, the […]

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