“The Chaos ...

“The Chaos and Confusion of the Law on Psychiatric Injury – Is the Distinction between Primary and Secondary Victims Still Valid Today?”





By Nicholas Hoh



Final Year Short Dissertation (20 credits)
University of Leeds


Student ID: 200424437
Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Sarah Brown






TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Abstract


4-5







Introduction




6-7






The Medical Definition of Psychiatric Injury




8-10






The History of Psychiatric Injury and the Law – A Patchwork Quilt of Distinctions




11









Medically Recognised Psychiatric Illness









The Old Law – Old-Fashioned Concepts and Judicial Reluctance








The Extension of the Law – A Change in Judicial Attitudes








The Beginning of Modern Law – McLoughlin v O’Brian






12
12-13
14-15
16-18







The Primary Victim – Page v Smith




19-20







The Secondary Victim – Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire




21-22









The First Limb – A Close Relationship of Love and Affection








The Second Limb – Proximity in Time and ...