Successful appeal against preliminary decision that a local authority was capable of being vicariously liable for a sexual assault on a special needs pupil by teacher whilst on school trip abroad. Overruled in LISTER & ORS v HESLEY HALL LTD (2001) LTL 3/5/2001.

CA (Civ Div) (Butler-Sloss LJ, Thorpe LJ, Chadwick LJ)

14/07/1998