EAT on 29th January 2007, reported at [2007] IRLR 314

Cumbria County Council v Carlisle-Morgan EAT on 29th January 2007, reported at [2007] IRLR 314.

an employer may be liable for the acts of an employee done in the course of his employment whether or not what the employee has done would be actionable against him. In this case an employer was liable for detriment suffered by an employee at the hands of a fellow employee as a result of making protected disclosures.

For relevant general notes go to Vicarious liability