PERSONAL INJURY POINTS 5: THE PUBLICAN WAS NOT VICARIOUSLY LIABLE FOR THE ACTS OF A SEPARATE SECURITY COMPANY

When a claimant is injured by  doormen working on licensed premises is the publican vicariously liable if the assailants were employed by a separate security company ? The answer is "it depends". The issue is primarily one of control. It was considered in detail in the case we are looking at today. ...