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Secondary victim claims: Is the tide turning?
Tom Gibson discusses case law – and settlements – in the complicated area of psychiatric injury claims by secondary victims ‘Tomlinson LJ’s fourth criterion – that a claimant must have suffered a diagnosable psychiatric illness that was caused by a “sudden shocking event” – tends to be the most difficult requirement for claimants to satisfy.’ …
Cases Referenced
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- Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1991] UKHL 5
- Brock & anor v Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust & anor [2014] EWHC 4244 (QB)
- Farnworth v Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust (2016) unreported County Court at Manchester 21 December
- Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Ronayne [2015] EWCA Civ 588
- North Glamorgan NHS Trust v Walters [2002] EWCA Civ 1792
- Owers v Medway NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 2363 (QB)
- RE v Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 824 (QB)
- Shorter v Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 614 (QB)
- Taylor v A Novo (UK) Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 194
- Tredget v Bexley Health Authority [1994] 5 Med LR 178
- Ward v Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust [2004] EWHC 2106 (QB)
- Wells & anor v University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 2376 (QB)
- Wild & anor v Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2014] EWHC 4053 (QB)