The bystander and the bin lorry: Weddle v Glasgow City Council considered

Eleanor J Russell

The bystander and the bin lorry: Weddle v Glasgow City Council considered

Eleanor J Russell

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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
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

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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.
Accepted author manuscript, 350 KBLicence: CC BY-NC

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