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98 Can. B. Rev. 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/canbarev98 and id is 1 raw text is: Vol. 98 2020 No. 1 A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT VICARIOUS LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL WRONGS AND ABUSES OF POWER IN CANADIAN LAW Nikolas De Stefano* This paper examines the theoretical underpinnings of vicarious liability in the Canadian common law as well as in Quebec's civil law tradition. It then goes on to trace how each legal tradition has responded to employees' intentional wrongdoing. More specifically, the paper analyses the scope of employment in cases of fraud, theft and sexual violence. The paper then identifies a developing trend in Quebec's law through which judges adopt the approach of the common law in an attempt to find liability where the traditional civilian test is of no use. Ultimately, a comparison between the civilian approach and the common law approach is made. This paper argues that the common law approach is more responsive to the policies justifying the institution of vicarious liability and that Quebec courts should be more willing to adopt this. Cet article discute des assises theoriques de la responsabilite du fait d'autrui en common law canadienne ainsi que dans la tradition civiliste du Quebec. L'auteur retrace ensuite la maniere dont chacune des traditions juridiques a traite l'inconduite deliberee de la part des employes, en centrant son analyse sur l'exercice desfonctions en cas defraude, de vol et d'agressions sexuelles. L'auteur de l'article souligne qu'en droit quebecois, les tribunaux ont de plus en plus tendance a adopter l'approche de la common law pour tenter de BCL/JD McGill University, Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada for Justice Rosalie Abella in 2020-21, and student-at-law at IMK LLP. The author would like to thank Shauna Van Praagh for her thoughtful comments for their discussions throughout the drafting process. The author would also like to thank the anonymous editors at the CBR for their invaluable feedback. THE CANADIAN BAR REVIEW LA REVUE DU BARREAU CANADIEN