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The episode discusses the extension of liability beyond primary wrongdoers, focusing on accessorial and vicarious liability.

In this episode, David Chesterman KC and Oliver Cook of Level Twenty Seven Chambers discuss Extending liability beyond the primary wrongdoer: accessorial and vicarious liability. They explore how liability can extend beyond direct wrongdoers, the limits of vicarious liability under recent High Court authority, and the broader equitable doctrines of knowing receipt and knowing assistance. The discussion also highlights practical issues in proving knowledge in corporate settings, pleading consi...

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Host: Level Twenty Seven Chambers

Guests: David Chesterman KC, Oliver Cook

Topics covered

• liability
• accessorial liability
• vicarious liability
• corporate law
• equitable doctrines

Keywords

• liability
• accessorial liability
• vicarious liability
• High Court
• corporate settings
• equitable doctrines
• knowledge
• pleading

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