{"id":14306,"date":"2005-03-08T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-08T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&p=14306"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:18:05","slug":"cassidy-v-ministry-of-health","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/cassidy-v-ministry-of-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassidy v Ministry of Health [1951]: Understanding vicarious liability in UK employment law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cassidy v Ministry of Health [1951]: Key Employment Law Case on Employer Liability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Date of Judgement:<\/strong> December 31, 1951<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Cassidy v Ministry of Health [1951] 1 All ER 574 CA<\/em>, the Court of Appeal held that where evidence showed a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the persons in whose care the plaintiff was, the defendants were liable to the plaintiff regardless of which individual was negligent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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