The traditional evaluation of the ‘tort of negligence’ proposes that three main factors are required to be fulfilled as an obligation condition: the defendant should owe a duty of care to the plaintiff when the specific duty has been breached and this has consequently caused damage or injury. It can be observed that when an individual claims compensation for a psychiatric injury the courts have been unwilling to implement the negligence principle of “foresee ability” solely.
How effective is the law of tort in protecting the rights of individuals who claim compensation for psychiatric injury in the UK?
To analyse the relationship of tort law (law of negligence) and psychiatric injuries.
To evaluate the impact of Tort Law on the psychiatric injury claims in the UK.
To analyse historical cases about psychiatric injuries using Tort Law.
To identify and evaluate the successful and unsuccessful of the psychiatric injuries claims under tort law in UK.
To analyse the future of psychiatric injury claims under Tort Law.
