Some articles on victim, victims, secondary victims, secondary victim:
Duty Of Care In English Law - Special Types of Harm - Psychiatric Harm
... a sudden shock (caused by a traumatising event), and the victim must be of ordinary fortitude and mental strength, and not especially susceptible to the harm in question ... Victims in this category are known as primary victims, and are automatically owed a duty of care, as explained by Lord Lloyd Further individuals are ... There are several types of victims whom the court have recognised employees who suffer excessive stress at work, individuals witnessing the destruction of their property, while those witnessing ...
... a sudden shock (caused by a traumatising event), and the victim must be of ordinary fortitude and mental strength, and not especially susceptible to the harm in question ... Victims in this category are known as primary victims, and are automatically owed a duty of care, as explained by Lord Lloyd Further individuals are ... There are several types of victims whom the court have recognised employees who suffer excessive stress at work, individuals witnessing the destruction of their property, while those witnessing ...
Nervous Shock In English Law - Negligently Inflicted Nervous Shock - Secondary Victims
... A "secondary victim" is a person who suffers nervous shock without himself being exposed to danger ... The closer the tie between the claimant and the victim, the more likely it is that he would succeed in this element ... claimant was particularly susceptible to psychiatric illness - the defendant must "take his victim as he finds him" and pay for all the consequences of nervous shock (see "Eggshell skull" rule) ...
... A "secondary victim" is a person who suffers nervous shock without himself being exposed to danger ... The closer the tie between the claimant and the victim, the more likely it is that he would succeed in this element ... claimant was particularly susceptible to psychiatric illness - the defendant must "take his victim as he finds him" and pay for all the consequences of nervous shock (see "Eggshell skull" rule) ...
Famous quotes containing the words victims and/or secondary:
“He was warned. And now he’s paid. Let him be buried with the other victims of human greed and folly.”
—Cyril Hume, and Fred McLeod Wilcox. Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon)
“The prime purpose of being four is to enjoy being four—of secondary importance is to prepare for being five.”
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