Nightclub owner liable for doorman’s actions

The Court of Appeal found that a nightclub owner was personally liable for the actions of a doorman – vicarious liability was established. The case involved the stabbing of a man by the doorman. There had been a physical dispute between the two men in the nightclub, after which the doorman left the club, returned home, armed himself with two knives and returned to the club. Near the club he stabbed the man in the back, leaving him paraplegic.