Psychiatric Injury

Question 1

3 Points to be able to claim

Answer 1

Recognised psychiatric injury
Causation is present
Primary or Secondary victim

Question 2

Recognised Psychiatric injury

Answer 2

( Frost v Chief constable of south yorkshire police )

Question 3

Causation

Answer 3

( Calascione v Dixon )

Question 4

Primary Victims ( Within zone of danger )

Answer 4

( Dulieu v White & Sons )

Question 5

Secondary victims ( Not in physical danger )

Answer 5

( McLoughlin v O’brien )

Question 6

4 criteria for secondary victims

Answer 6

Reasonably foreseeable to suffer
Close ties of love and affection
Proximity in time and space
Perceive immediate aftermath with own senses.

Question 7

Reasonably foreseeable to suffer

Answer 7

( Bourhill v Young )

Question 8

Close ties of love and affection

Answer 8

( Mcloughlin v O’Brien )

Question 9

Proximity of time and space

Answer 9

( Mcloughlin v O’Brian )

Question 10

Perceive aftermath with own senses

Answer 10

( Mclaughlin v O’Brien )