The law relating to claims for psychiatric injury is complex, varied, and hard to grapple with and can often appear labyrinthian. This is a practical guide for dealing with personal injury claims involving psychiatric injuries and is aimed to assist both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner alike. As our understanding and acceptance of the nature of psychiatric injury has grown over the last two decades, so has the regularity of such claims appearing in practice as well as the varied ways in which they arise, be it a straightforward psychiatric reaction to injury or a complex stress at work claim. This work breaks the topic down into practical and easily assimilable components to assist practitioners and supplement their knowledge through a combination of detailed discussion of the law, coupled with practical suggestions for practise. This Second Edition is updated and expanded particularly in the areas stress at work and the latest developments in secondary victim claims. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Liam Ryan Studied Law at St Aidan's College, Durham University and completed a LLM at Nottingham University specialising in Commercial law, Criminal law and Human Rights. Liam has a civil practice specialising in medium to high value personal injury actions and commercial litigation. He has a noted specialism in stress at work and psychiatric injury claims. Liam accepts instructions privately, on a Conditional Fee basis and through Direct Access. Liam is a member of PIBA. CONTENTS Chapter One - Introduction Chapter Two - Diagnosis Chapter Three - Primary Victims: Cases Involving Physical Injury Chapter Four - Primary Victims, Rescuers and Involuntary Participants Chapter Five - Primary Victims: Cases Where There Is No Physical Injury: Nervous Shock Chapter Six - Secondary Victims Chapter Seven - Secondary Victims and Emerging Areas Chapter Eight - Stress at Work Claims: Overview Chapter Nine - The Hatton Guidelines Chapter Ten - Stress at Work Claims and Foreseeable Harm Chapter Eleven - Stress at Work and The Breach of Duty of Care Chapter Twelve - Stress at Work Claims and Bullying Chapter Thirteen - Breach of Contract in Stress at Work Claims Chapter Fourteen - The Equality Act 2010 in Stress Claims Chapter Fifteen - Causation and Apportionment and in Stress Claims Chapter Sixteen - Other Tortious Acts Chapter Seventeen - Quantum and Evidence Chapter Eighteen - General Damages Chapter Nineteen - Special Damages

The law relating to claims for psychiatric injury is complex, varied, and hard to grapple with and can often appear labyrinthian. This is a practical guide for dealing with personal injury claims involving psychiatric injuries and is aimed to assist both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner alike. As our understanding and acceptance of the nature of psychiatric injury has grown over the last two decades, so has the regularity of such claims appearing in practice as well as the varied ways in which they arise, be it a straightforward psychiatric reaction to injury or a complex stress at work claim. This work seeks to take the topic and to break it down into practical and easily assimilable components to assist practitioners and supplement their knowledge through a combination of detailed discussion of the law, coupled with practical suggestions for practise. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Liam Studied Law at St Aidan's College, Durham University and completed a LLM at Nottingham University specialising in Commercial law, Criminal law and Human Rights. Liam has a civil practice specialising in medium to high value personal injury actions and commercial litigation. He has a noted specialism in stress at work and psychiatric injury claims. Liam accepts instructions privately, on a Conditional Fee basis and through Direct Access. Liam is a member of PIBA.

Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims is a practical guide to dealing with the complex legal issues arising from psychiatric injury in the UK. It deals with the development of UK law and practice over the last 10 years, particularly in the area of 'stress at work' and the growing role of rehabilitation. Contents include: liability and compensation for psychiatric injury: an overview * primary victims of negligence: shock cases, as well as non-shock cases * secondary victims of negligence * intentional acts and other liability * the illness * compensation * practical steps * capacity * the future. The book provides clear guidance to the complexities of establishing liability, as well as practical assistance on running psychiatric claims. As such, it is an essential book for solicitors and barristers acting for defendants and claimants in UK personal injury cases, as well as for medical experts and witnesses.

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court.Volumes include the following helpful features:DT Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluationsDT Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfallsDT Highlighting of relevant case law and statutesDT Separate list of assessment tools for easy referenceDT Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topicIn making recommendations for best practice, authors consider empirical support, legal relevance, and consistency with ethical and professional standards. These volumes offer invaluable guidance for anyone involved in conducting or using forensic evaluations.This book addresses the assessment of personal injury claims, and explores the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this assessment in court. Established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences are then presented. Finally, the book provides a detailed "how-to" for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretation, report writing and expert testimony.

Written by two renowned leaders in the field, the much-anticipated fifth edition of Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry and the Law offers mental health professionals authoritative guidance on how today’s law affects clinical practice. Each chapter in this award-winning reference presents case examples of legal issues often seen in day-to-day practice; clearly explains the governing legal rules, their rationale, and their clinical impact; and offers concrete action guides to navigating clinicolegal dilemmas. It’s a must-have resource for anyone in the mental health field who needs an easy-to-read, practical handbook addressing both longstanding legal/ethical issues and crucial recent developments in the field.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.