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Description

Provides guidance to the complexities of establishing liability, as well as assistance on running psychiatric claims.

This edition deals with the development of law and practice since the first edition, in particular:
- The Grenfell Tower disaster
- The change in attitude towards mental health
- Discussion of Marsh v Ministry of Justice [2017] EWHC 1040 (QB)
- Analysis of cases involving secondary victim claims
- Updates on material contribution
- Updates on changes to the classification of psychiatric injury

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Personal Injury Law online service.

Table of Contents

1. Liability and Compensation for Psychiatric Injury: An Overview
2. Primary Victims of Negligence: Shock Cases
3. Primary Victims of Negligence: Non-shock Cases
4. Secondary Victims of Negligence
5. Intentional Acts and Other Liability
6. The Illness
7. Compensation
8. Practical Steps
9. The Mental Capacity Act 2005
10. The Future

Product details

Published 23 Oct 2025
Format Paperback
Edition 2nd
Extent 256
ISBN 9781526515667
Imprint Bloomsbury Professional
Dimensions 248 x 156 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Jenny Kennedy

Jenny Kennedy is a Partner in the Personal Injury…

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Rehana Azib KC

Rehana is a London-based barrister specialising in…

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Amanda Hopkins

Amanda is a senior associate at Anthony Gold, who…

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