The legal doctrine of vicarious liability means that employers may be held liable for the misconduct of employees in the course of their employment. In recent years, NGOs have become increasingly concerned about risks related to staff misconduct, and how it may lead to legal liability for the NGO and/or its directors. The Council has collaborated with PILnet and DLA Piper to explain, using a series of case studies: (1) the potential liability of NGOs and their directors for staff misconduct; and (2) what best practices NGOs can adopt to limit such liability.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 1 August 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Speakers: DLA Piper
- Mr. Leo Cheng, Partner
- Mr. Rodney Ko, Of Counsel
- Mr. Desmond Cheung, Of Counsel
Language: Cantonese (with presentation materials in English)
The webinar will be conducted online via Zoom.
Target participants: Board / Committee Members, Agency Heads, and Senior Management of HKCSS Agency Members
Interested parties, please register online by 24 July 2024. Successful registrants will be notified by email on or before 25 July 2024.
For enquiries, please contact the Project team at 2876 2440.
