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S/L/307. The case of relational loss (secondary victims) appears to provoke a defensive stance by the judiciary and the primary / secondary divide, with the more favourable rules for primary victims. Discuss

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2011
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The paper looks at the definitions of primary and secondary victims with regard to psychiatric injury (nervous shock, mental trauma). The treatment of psychiatric injury in court is examined discussing the court’s defensive position, award for damages caused by this type of injury, etc. Reference is made to related case law.

 

KEYWORDS: psychiatric injury, nervous shock, primary victim, secondary victim,

 
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