Title Tort liability for psychiatric damage : the law of "Nervous Shock" / by Nicholas J. Mullany and Peter R. Handford ; foreword by Sir Thomas Bingham

Published Sydney : Law Book Co. ; London : Sweet & Maxwell, 1993

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Description lv, 333 pages ; 25 cm Contents Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Recognisable psychiatric damage -- Ch. 3. Fundamentals of liability -- Ch. 4. Psychiatric damage and general principles of compensation in negligence -- Ch. 5. Relationship to accident victim -- Ch. 6. Proximity of time and space -- Ch. 7. Means of communication -- Ch. 8. The need for sudden impact -- Ch. 9. The source of the shock -- Ch. 10. The susceptible plaintiff -- Ch. 11. Statutory liability for psychiatric damage -- 12. Defences -- Ch. 13. Assessment of damages -- Ch. 14. Intentional acts Analysis Torts Torts Australia overseas comparisons Cases (Law) Judgements Liability Mental disorders Psychological stress Torts Notes CIP confirmed Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Liability (Law) -- Australia. Liability for emotional distress -- Australia. Liability for emotional distress. Stress (Psychology) Torts -- Australia. Author Handford, Peter R. LC no. 93204508 ISBN 0455211752

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