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 |
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Keywords
- psychiatric Injury
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- primary victims
- road traffic accidents
- Scotland
- secondary victims
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Russell, E. J. (2019). The bystander and the bin lorry: Weddle v Glasgow City Council considered. Scots Law Times, 2019(31), 117-125.