GENERAL DAMAGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC INJURY: THE KEY ISSUES CONSIDERED: WEBINAR 9th JULY 2025

July 8, 2025 · by · in Civil evidence, Clinical Negligence, Damages, Fatal Accidents, Personal Injury

How do awards for pain and suffering for psychiatric injuries differ, if at all, to damages for physical injuries.  What does the court do when there are physical and psychiatric injuries?  What happens if there are multiple injuries?  These are issues considered in this webinar on the 9th July. Booking details are available here. 

THE WEBINAR

This webinar looks in detail at how the courts approach damages in cases relating to psychiatric injury, including cases of sexual abuse and stress at work.

  • What kind of injury entitles a claimant to damages?
  • How do the courts assess damages in cases of psychiatric injury?
  • What does the court do when there are multiple injuries and physical injuries?
  • Causation issues
  • Psychiatric injuries in “bystander” cases and fatal claims.
  • What factors can reduce the damages?
  • What factors increase the damages

The webinar looks in detail at those cases where judges have considered general damages and psychiatric injury, including those where there are multiple injuries.  It aims to give participants a detailed working knowledge of how the courts approach these issues and the factors that litigators must look to protect their client’s interests.