Jehovah's Witnesses congregation not vicariously liable for rape
Supreme CourtPublished on May 2, 2023BXB v Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s WitnessesBefore Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lord Briggs, Lord Burrows and
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Supreme CourtPublished on May 2, 2023BXB v Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s WitnessesBefore Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lord Briggs, Lord Burrows and
The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization isn’t liable for an elder who raped a member of his congregation more than three decades ago. The decision overturned rulings by lower courts that awarded 62,000 pounds ($77,500) for the emotional harm suffered by a Welsh woman who was raped in 1990. Elder…
Supreme Court justices have ruled that the ‘Jehovah’s Witness organisation’ is not ‘vicariously liable’ – and overturned earlier decisions.
High Court had awarded damages to woman who was attacked after going door-to-door
THE Jehovah’s Witness organisation has won a Supreme Court appeal after a High Court judge ruled that a rape victim should get damages.