Research Catalog

Title

Causing psychiatric and emotional harm : reshaping the boundaries of legal liability / Harvey Teff.

Author

Teff, Harvey

Publication

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Publishing, 2009.

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Details

Description

xxii, 205 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"The book traces the history of civil liability for mental harm up to the present day. It is argued that the reluctance to provide redress reflects an enduring suspicion of intangible injury and undue fear of proliferating claims." "The book contrasts the limited scope for liability under English law with developments in several other jurisdictions. It is argued that statutory reform is needed to achieve greater legal coherence and to provide a remedy that tracks the impact and severity of harm and is not confined to psychiatric disorders. A new legal framework is offered, rooted in reasonable foreseeability of mental or emotional harm, with a liability threshold of 'moderate severity'. To allay concerns about proliferating claims, modifications to the compensatory regime for personal injury are proposed."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Liability for emotional distress > England
• Liability for emotional distress > Wales
• Personal injuries > England
• Personal injuries > Wales
• Negligence > England
• Negligence > Wales

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-200) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Psychiatric harm, emotional suffering and legal redress -- The development of redress for emotional harm and nervous shock -- Contemporary provision for 'accident-based' psychiatric illness -- Liability for psychiatric harm 'beyond the mainstream' -- Policy concerns -- A proposal for reform.

ISBN

• 1841132160
• 9781841132167

OCLC

• 216663416
• SCSB-9922615

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library