Aftermath
There has been much discussion about the nature of the ruling in two areas:
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- the duty of care by employees to other parties, and
- vicarious liability
The majority ruling, which shielded the employees' liability by virtue of contractual terms, has invited discussion as to the effect where such shielding is not in place.
La Forest J's discussion of vicarious liability has influenced subsequent Supreme Court decisions on that doctrine, most notably Bazley v Curry, which has had significant influence in the jurisprudence of other Commonwealth jurisdictions including the UK House of Lords in its ruling in Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd UKHL 22.
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