psychiatric injury Flashcards
(8 cards)
chadwick v british rial
was a rescuer throughout the night - suffered anxiety neurosis, classsed priam ry victik and d found liable
alcock v cc
fatal crushes - fmaily of vicitms suffered psychiatric damage - police not liable as criteria establsihed
alcock + mcloughlin
alcock 8 hours after not succesful but 2 hours in mcloughlin aproved
hale v london underground
put himself at direct risk so s;cuceful
white v cc
didi not put themself at risk so not claom
attia v british gas
lady returned hom e and saw smoke comng from property and it being completely destroyed - caused y d neglligence - claim was allowed as she wasa within area jof impact
sion v hampstead heath
suffered psychiatric injury after wathing sons detriroation over 14 days - n claim asa no sudden horrifying event
rth glamorgan nhs v walters
eitnessed death of cikd over 36 hours - amount to sudden appreciation of a horrifying ecent and claim wasa alowed