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Psychiatric Injury: Collateral damage

Liam Ryan discusses the case law involving secondary victims in harassment claims One of the more interesting aspects in the development of personal injury law over the last 25 years has been the acknowledgment that psychiatric injury can be not only as serious as physical injury, but a general acceptance that psychiatric injuries are substantial, …

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Protection From Harassment Act: An alternative route for claimants

Marc Jones and Mandeep Kalsi investigate the increasing use of the PHA in workplace bullying claims ‘To establish a harassment claim under the PHA, the claimant must show a “course of conduct”. However, under the Equality Act, an isolated incident will be deemed sufficient.’ The Equality Act 2010 provides a mechanism for employees to pursue …

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