psychiatric harm Flashcards
what must be proven in order for psychiatric injury to be qualified
recognised diagnosed psychiatric injury
what must be the RDPI be supported by
medical evidence
mere emotions insufficient but may be combined with RDPI as in what case
vernon v bosley
what case stated rescuers can claim for pych injury on policy grounds
alcock
what case applied this
chadwick
rescuers can qualify as primary victims according to what case
white v ccsy
what case applied this
hale
what is a primary victim
directly affected by incident and in danger of suffering foreseeable pi
what 2 cases applied as primary victims
page v smith, dulieu v white
what is a secondary victim
not directly affected by incident and not in danger of foreseeable pi
what applies if primary victim
ordinary rules of negligence as if PI
what case set out 3 rules for secondary victims which must be satisfied
alcock
what is the first rule under alcock
- Close ties of love and affection- presumed for spouses and parent/child relationships but must be proved for others
what is the second rule under alcock
- Present at event or immediate aftermath
when did the second rule apply and when didn’t it
did in hospital in mcloughlin v o’brien,
didn’t in morgue in taylor v somerset ha
