Tort Liability for Mental Harm

Tort Liability for Mental Harm

by Handford, Emeritus Professor Peter

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It provides specialised consideration of negligence liability for what the Civil Liability Acts now refer to as mental harm, also described as 'psychiatric damage' or 'nervous shock'. It draws widely on the case law and refers in detail to the legislation across Australia to address key issues such as the kinds of mental harm for which a claim will lie, who may claim and in what circumstances.

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  • Full title :Tort Liability for Mental Harm.

Summary

It provides specialised consideration of negligence liability for what the Civil Liability Acts now refer to as mental harm, also described as 'psychiatric damage' or 'nervous shock'. It draws widely on the case law and refers in detail to the legislation across Australia to address key issues such as the kinds of mental harm for which a claim will lie, who may claim and in what circumstances.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2016.
  • Edition:3rd ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (1224 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780455238364, 0455238367
  • oclc:on1007060864
  • LC Classification:KU940
  • Dewey Decimal:346.9403

Subjects

Australia Liability (Law) Liability (Law) -- Australia Liability for emotional distress Liability for emotional distress -- Aus… Responsabilité (Droit) -- Australie Responsabilité civile -- Australie Torts Torts -- Australia

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Handford, Emeritus Professor Peter

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