. v The Chief Constable Of South Yorkshire Police ( [1997]1 All E R.540), their Lordships holding by a majority of 3 to 2 that the claims of the police officers had been rightly dismissed by the trial judge . 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Ibid, at 576. Held: . To export a reference to this article please select a referencing stye below: Mental Health relates to the emotional and psychological state that an individual is in. About after two hours she was informed by a neighbour of the road accident in which her family members were involved. A rescuer or an employee suffering such psychiatric illness is also classified as a secondary victim (unless they are themselves endangered in the event). Music has historically been a key player in society and personal life. This was an event of 19th October 1973. After the disaster took place, the match was abandoned and he started looking for his brothers but couldnt find them out. According to him, the primary victims are the category of victims who mediately or immediately was involved into the accident and the secondary victims are those who passively and unwillingly witnessed the event that involved the injury of others and subsequently sustained psychiatric illness[12]. Lord Bridge in McLoughlin v OBrian required that a plaintiff must not merely suffer grief, distress or any other normal emotion, but a positive psychiatric illness. He was not a rescuer, and nor had . [7] Again, Hoffman L.J in the case of Page v Smith[8] defined psychiatric illness as a mental trauma. According to him, the existing law of negligence in relation to psychiatric illness generally recognizes a claim brought by the people who are in a close relationship with the primary victims, but reluctant to allow any claims by the bystanders. Such cases highlight to me, that recovery for damages relating to nervous shock, is probably one of the most controversial and complex areas of modern law. The above judgment in White v The Chief Constable allowed the defendants' appeal against the 1997 Court of Appeal decision in Frost & Ors. Published: 2nd Jul 2019. Similary, the defendant argued that, in the present case, the claimant was far away from the actual place of the accident and did not see what happened there. So, it is the secondary victims who are required to prove the fact that he has sustained a psychiatric injury because the person with whom he is in a close relationship has in fact suffered from a severe physical injury. In that case, as long as the claimants can establish that there is a kind of close tie of love with the injured person and because of having such a relationship the claimant is mentally disturbed or shocked when the loved one suffers serious physical peril or injury. [20] Michaell A Jones, Liability for Psychiatric Illness More Principle, Less Subtlety? [1995] 4 Web JCLI. However, in this case, it was held by the House of Lords that, none of the appellants were entitled to establish a claim and recover damages for psychiatric illness. In Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire (1992) 1 AC 310 the ordinary rules of negligence were applied to allegedly negligent crowd control by the police. The teenager, who is now fighting for his life, was struck by a blue Mini Cooper at the junction of Leeds Road and Muffit Lane in Heckmondwike. In the case of Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire,[6] Lord Ackner defined the term nervous shock or psychiatric illness as Sudden appreciation by sight or sound of a horrifying event, which violently agitates the mind. On the other hand, Lord Keith defined psychiatric illness as Sudden assault on the nervous system. 10 Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police . Held: It was a classic case of nervous shock. The courts both in England and Ireland have endeavoured to limit the scope of liability for psychiatric illness, by establishing a set of criteria that a claimant/s must fulfil in order to be entitled to compensation. .Cited Paul and Another v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust QBD 4-Jun-2020 Nervous shock liability to third parties The claimants witnessed the death of their father from a heart attack. Three were on duty at the ground itself; one had attempted to free spectators while the other two had attended the makeshift morgue in the gymnasium. l'LCocI2Vp.0c The plaintiff worried excessively and developed reactive anxiety neurosis, a psychiatric illness. Interestingly, in this instance, the courts decided that it was not necessary for the plaintiff to actually witness the incident. The defendant admitted that they were negligent in relation to the death of her daughter as well as injury to her rest of the family members but simply denied any kind of liabilty for negligently causing psychiatric injury to her. That means, unless and until the court is satisfied that the secondary victim was physically present at the very scene of the accident along with the other two requirements then a claim for psychiatric illness will unlikely to be allowed[41]. No damages for Psychiatric Harm Alone. An employer has a duty to protect his employees from physical but not psychiatric harm unless there was also a physical injury. The courts in a number of cases have attempted to define the psychiatric illness. HL dismissed their claims since they were suffering extreme grief, not a psychiatric illness. Up until the early 20th century in England, courts have been reluctant to allow recovery for nervous shock. This case raised two principal questions. In this case, notwithstanding the fact that the claimant arrived in to the hospital with a view to see her injured family membrs after two hours, the House of Lords still recognized that as an immediate aftermath. [29] As per Lord Oliver [1992] 1 AC 310 at page 417. Updated: 01 November 2022; Ref: scu.80695. This successful claim, led to a further limitation being developed, namely, that it would not be sufficient to fullfil the proximity requirement to be told of the accident by a third party. At the trial, Branson J. took the opinion that, the claimant will not be entitled to establish a claim for nervous shock and recover any kind of damages if she had not suffered the shock through the fear of her own safety. The apparent injustice of this position has been acknowledged . She suffered nervous shock that affected her pregnancy and caused her injury. . Free resources to assist you with your university studies! The facts of this case are, on the 19th October 1973, a friend came to the claimants house to tell her of a serious accident involving her husband and three children, two hours after it had occurred. It must be left to Parliament to undertake the task of radical law reform.. Baker v Bolton [1808] EWHC KB J92. 141. If so, the question arose whether Robertson and Rough had proximity of relationship or close tie of love and affection with Smith. [1996] AC 923 , HL(E) and Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales Police (Refuge intervening) [2015] AC 1732 , SC(E) considered. The document also included supporting commentary from author Craig Purshouse. A large tower was constructed in the Docklands area of East London which now goes by the name of One Canada Square Capacity and Medical Consent. foreseeability of psychiatric shock needed to be considered. Lord Dyson MR felt that damages for psychiatric illness could not be recovered in respect of consequences witnessed months, and . In 1997, the claimant initiated an action for psychiatric illness against the defendant. . It appears to have played an unjustifiably large part in the . In support of the first proposition, the defendants rely on the principles developed in a trilogy of House of Lords decisions commencing with Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1992] 1 AC 310, continuing with Page v Smith [1996] AC 155, and culminating in White v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1999] 2 AC 455 (on . Frost and Others v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and Others (1996) The Times, 6 November, CA. Another appellant, namely Mr. Robert Alcock, was present in the stadium and lost his brother in law but still failed in his action as it was not reasonably foreseeable by the defendants that he would suffer psychiatric illness. But the fact of the present case must be considered in accordance with the decision of Bourhill v Young[54] where the House of Lords provided the test-if the defendant have reasonably foreseen any damage to the claimant then he owes a duty of care and liable for negligently causing personal damage. X CsGPL)8eDD(!#V+x 6g9%RlTJ%R "XL9$Q)pTFb%irDs!(;wx*9y_yr:!,y|(*ch1Y.qT%f#R4xSn"4;I.lMO.d==Z:B|dU6t()M.|^~,fmO'8\W?O@OVC\%rESn,IPx$|`S|}KBn|oX]vhaa\]ncWi=tMGcvg7v~M&ClWAb]n~_uuzAU60\T!lnV_ '0HPT l#H:+pQ )cmlu-'46:ut(:&:h 1=i?|\A dY;dzCP(@QD}XMSV/bVS:|x(v@7|, ,mFFL [g59gNqTeB@)V&l33%f@)6a87<>Vb3{,>gkWBPz|}y.H%g -m(-1HN]>0Ns6t Z~\ L6M All of them were connected in various ways . 56 Bourhill v YoungAlcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1943] AC 92. Top Tier Firm Rankings. had introduced the Special Rule . !L This case also relates to the Hillsborough disaster. Interestingly, it was also stated the purpose of the visit was to identify the body and not to aid the injured or rescue victims as in other compensation cases. The defendant relied on the decision of the case in Bourhill v Young[48] with a view to support his arguement and stated that the psychiatric injury to the mother was not reasonably foreseeable as she was not within the range of reasonable anticipation. A number of claimants had witnessed the horrific scenes on the television or had been informed by a third party. C brought an action in negligence (and/or breach of statutory duty) against their employer, the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (D), for the psychiatric harm they had suffered as a result of witnessing the tragedy first-hand. Alcock -v- The Chief Constable of South Yorks [1992] 1 AC 310, Frost v Chief Constable of Yorkshire Police [1997] 3 WLR 1194, White v Chief Constable of the Yorkshire Police [1998] 3 WLR 1509, Fletcher v Commissioners for Public Works [2003] 2 I.L.R.M.94. . *595 Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police. As soon as she arrived to the hospital, she was informed that her youngest daughter was killed. Having heard this, the claimant ran approximately hundred yards from her place in order to see her son who was eventually died. The plaintiffs were not primary victims as they we were not within the range of foreseeable physical injury and their psychiatric harm was a result of . endstream endobj startxref Only recognisable psychiatric illness would qualify for in such claims. 0 Although there was a big age difference between them but they had been working together for many years. [2000] 4 All ER 769 at page 770. According to him it was a matter of common sense that-the defendant while backing his taxicab have not reasonably foreseen any personal injury to the claimant who witnessed an accident and suffered nervous shock from a house some seventy to eighty yards away up a side street. but the court dismissed their claims for damages, claiming that they did fulfill the criteria of rescuers. Nervous shock is a term used in English law to denote psychiatric illness or injury inflicted upon a person by intentional or negligent actions or omissions of another. It is of paramount importance that the law enforcement . Personal Injury, Police, Damages, Negligence, Updated: 11 November 2021; Ref: scu.158976. The appellants who had been present at the stadium during the match but failed in their action because they could not establish the fact that the primary victims were sufficiently close to them. The requirement of immediate aftermath principle was firmly established in the case of Mcloughlin v O Brian[67]. Such a relationship which is full of close tie and affection may be presumed to exist into the familial relationship or close friendship. In Mcloughlin case, Lord Wilberforce contrasted the closest of family ties, for instance, the relationship between husband and wife and parent and child, with the ordinary bystanders and considered the potential claimants who are entitled to bring an action against the defendants for psychiatric injury. The recent case of Crystal Taylor v A Novo (UK) Ltd CA (2013) re-examined the particular issue of proximity, together with the underlying policy considerations. In order to establish a claim and recover damages for psychiatric illness the secondary victims must satisfy the proximity of relationship[15]. In this instance, mental illness was accompanied by a physical trauma i.e. The victims were taken to the nearest hospital by that neighbour. [1953] 1 All ER 617 at page 621. Interestingly, in White v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police the plaintiffs ( police officers ) relied on cases such as Dooley v Cammell Laird [1951] 1 Lloyds Rep 271, Galt v British Railways Board [1983] 113 NLJ 870, Wiggs v British Railways Board. That appears to be the course advocated by Mullany and Handford, Tort Liability for Psychiatric Damage. However in relation to claims brought by siblings this close relationship had to be proven by evidence. In that case it was not reasonably freseeable by the defendant that the claimant was going to suffer from psychiatric illness after witnessing the accident. The Court of Appeal upheld the judgement that was delivered by Boreham J but on different ground. Download Citation | Frost (or White) v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1999] 2 AC 455 | Essential Cases: Tort Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments . Held: Psychiatric injury is a recognised form of personal injury, and no statute . He further took the view that, the cases where there is insufficient proximity of relationship must be very carefully considered before allowing the claimants for psychiatric injury claims[20]. The distinction between primary and secondary victims is well worth noting. Having heard the boys scream the claimant rushed there and saw the accident which caused psychiatric injury to him. At common law a distinction is drawn between what is merely the ordinary emotion of grief, anxiety, fear and transient shock which does not constitute sufficient damage and the recognisable psychiatric illness that is established by expert medical evidence. (White (Frost) v Chief Constable of S Yorks, pp 500 and 511) The Clinical Negligence cases 1. Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1992] 1 AC 310. Irish courts do not use space / time or relationship as limiting factors as applied in some of the previous English cases , but rather these factors are taken into account, although the position in relation to the latter may be changing as evident in Cuddy v May. He became so upset with his personal life and as a result his marriage life was affected. hYn86 ,tV!%TvIrD9f%E0jBA%r`$)8 Genearlly, the defendants are not liable to the claimants for causing psychiatric injury by means of self inflicted physical injuries. No issues of. II. 2 claims. Whether a person is to be regarded as a rescuer will be a question of fact to be decided on the . The married mother-of-one began her policing career in 1998 with Humberside Police and joined South Yorkshire Police in 2017 as Assistant Chief Constable. *You can also browse our support articles here >. [70] As per Griffith LJ [1981] 1 All ER 809 at page 829. So, in this situation- Singleton LJ. The Greatorex v Greatorex and another[37]is another case in which the question arose whether a defendant owes any duty of care towards the claimant for not causing him a psychiatric injury by self inflicted injuries. Hearing about it from someone else would not suffice. Eventually, his doctor prescribed him to take anti-depressant drugs. Marital or parental relationship between plaintiff and . However , he was failed to meet the criteria of immediate aftermath of the disaster. Others failed the close ties of love and affection . During the match, he was on the west stand of the football stadium who knew that both of his brothers would be witnessing the match from the pens behind the goal. 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