[New post] Law and religion round-up – 2nd January

Frank Cranmer posted: "Vicarious liability for clerical abuse in Australia  In DP (a pseudonym) v Bird [2021] VSC 850, handed down on 22 December, a judge of the Victorian Supreme Court ruled that the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Ballarat could be sued as vicariousl" New post on Law & Religion UK Law and religion round-up – 2nd January by Frank Cranmer Vicarious liability for clerical abuse in Australia  In DP (a pseudonym) v Bird [2021] VSC 850, handed down on 22 December, a judge of the Victorian Supreme Court ruled that the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Ballarat could be sued as vicariously liable for sexual abuse committed by an assistant parish priest, one Coffey, against the plaintiff DP in 1971, when he was 5, even though the judge was "not convinced that Coffey can be treated as an employee of the Diocese given the absence of any formal employment contract or arrangement" [211]. Read more of this post Frank Cranmer | January 2, 2022 at 9:09 am | Tags: Australia & New Zealand, clerical abuse, coronavirus COVID-19, faculty jurisdiction, Legislation | Categories: Australia & New Zealand, clerical abuse, coronavirus COVID-19, faculty jurisdiction, legislation, weekly roundup | URL: https://lawandreligionuk.com/?p=68896 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Law & Religion UK. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://lawandreligionuk.com/2022/01/02/law-and-religion-round-up-2nd-january/