Pure Psychiatric injury

Question 1

Case showing early scepticism

Answer 1

Victorian Railway v Coutlas

Question 2

Cases showing policy consideration…

Answer 2

White and Alcock

Question 3

Which case outlines traditonal primary victims

Answer 3

Page v Smith

Question 4

What are the requirements for primary victims?

Answer 4

1. RF of injury
2. legal proximity
3. policy

Question 5

Case on rescuers as primary victims?

Answer 5

Chadwick v British Transport Commission

Question 6

Which case established proximity requirements for secondary victims and what were they?

Answer 6

1. Relational
2. temporal/spatial
3. direct perception of events

Question 7

Which cases were part of the Hillsborough litigation?

Answer 7

Alcock
Frost/white

Question 8

What are all the requirements for establishing a DOC for Secondary victims (pre-SC 2024 judgement)?

Answer 8

RF
Proximity requirements
Normal Fortitude
Shock
PolicyCa

Question 9

CAses on Proximity?

Answer 9

Galli-Atkinson v Segnal
Taylor v Somerset
Paul v Wolverhampton

Question 10

Cases on Shock?

Answer 10

Alcock
Sion v Hampstead
North Glamorgan v Walters

Question 11

What are the expetional categories (and cases)?

Answer 11

Guilt ridden (W vEssex)
Elevated (Farrel v Avon)
Fear of future (CJD litigation)
Stress at work (Easton v B&Q)

Question 12

NAme the two cases in the ‘other excepetional scenarios’ category

Answer 12

Greatorex v Greatorex
Attia v British Gas