Court examines vicarious liability and Hatzimanolis in s-xual assault damages case

An employer has been cleared of vicarious liability for a senior employee's alleged assault of a young worker after a Christmas party, with a superior court finding the senior employee was "on a frolic of his own" when the incident occurred. The ACT Supreme Court dismissed the young worker's bid for more than $1 million in damages for a psychological injury she said was caused by being sexually ha