Abstract
Examines the Sheriff Personal Injury Court ruling in Weddle v Glasgow City Council on whether a witness to the aftermath of a serious road traffic accident, involving several pedestrians being struck by a bin lorry, who subsequently developed post traumatic stress disorder, could obtain damages as a primary victim. Reviews the law on psychiatric injury and discusses the court's reasons for its decision.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 117-125 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Scots Law Times |
| Volume | 2019 |
| Issue number | 31 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Oct 2019 |
Keywords
- psychiatric Injury
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- primary victims
- road traffic accidents
- Scotland
- secondary victims
Documents and Links
- Russell. E.J. (2019) The bystander and the bin lorry: Weddle v Glasgow City Council considered
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Scots Law Times. The definitive published version Russell, E.J. (2019), S.L.T. 2019, 31, 117-125 is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service.