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Court upholds employer's vicarious responsibility for bashing by bouncer

A nightclub owner has lost an appeal against damages awarded over an assault committed "for no apparent reason" by one of its bouncers, in a decision that reinforces the vicarious liability of employers who approve the use of force by security workers.

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