About the lecture

In this module, we explain vicarious liability, focusing in particular on (i) the nature of vicarious liability (ii) torts and vicarious liability (iii) the relationship between the tortfeasor and person held vicariously liable (iv) fault and vicarious liability (v) the effect of vicarious liability.

About the lecturer

Professor Sandy Steel is a Professor of Law and Philosophy of Law in the Faculty of Law at Oxford and Lee Shau Kee's Sir Man Kam Lo Fellow in Law at Wadham College. He is Visiting Professor at Notre Dame Law School (London). He has held visiting appointments at the University of Hong Kong, the National University of Singapore, the University of Münster, and New York University. His research interests are in philosophical and doctrinal questions about private law, and has published widely on torts. His recent publications include Proof of Causation in Tort Law (2017), and Great Debates in Jurisprudence (2014). His forthcoming book on Liability for Omissions is due to be published in 2023.