Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims
Bloomsbury Professional (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 28. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-5265-1566-7 (ISBN)
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.
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.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
416 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5265-1566-7 (9781526515667)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition

Jenny Kennedy | David Marshall | Rehana Azib Azib KC
Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims
Book
01/2012
Bloomsbury Professional
€185.70
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Persons
David Marshall, Managing Partner, Anthony Gold, UK.
Jenny Kennedy, Partner, Anthony Gold, UK.
Rehana Azib KC, Barrister, 2 Temple Gardens, UK.
Amanda Hopkins, Senior Associate, Anthony Gold, UK.
Jenny Kennedy, Partner, Anthony Gold, UK.
Rehana Azib KC, Barrister, 2 Temple Gardens, UK.
Amanda Hopkins, Senior Associate, Anthony Gold, UK.
Author
Managing Partner, Anthony Gold, UK.
Partner, Anthony Gold, UK.
Barrister, 2 Temple Gardens, UK.
Senior Associate, Anthony Gold, UK
Content
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
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