: Law of Tort

: Law of Tort Order Description Daria and her lover, Tom, were crossin" rel="nofollow">ing the road on a pedestrian crossin" rel="nofollow">ing when Tom was hit and killed by a car bein" rel="nofollow">ing negligently driven by Steve. The car missed Daria by in" rel="nofollow">inches. Sin" rel="nofollow">ince the in" rel="nofollow">incident Daria has had frequent nightmares and has been unable to return to work. Harry, a policeman patrollin" rel="nofollow">ing the area, witnessed the in" rel="nofollow">incident and went to try to help Tom, but quickly realised that Tom was already dead. This was Harry’s first day back at work followin" rel="nofollow">ing six months recoverin" rel="nofollow">ing from psychiatric illness caused by the distressin" rel="nofollow">ing nature of his job. As a result of seein" rel="nofollow">ing Tom’s in" rel="nofollow">injuries Harry has now suffered a return of the psychiatric damage which now appears permanent. Samira, a civilian worker in" rel="nofollow">in police traffic control, was watchin" rel="nofollow">ing a TV monitor which showed the road as the in" rel="nofollow">incident occurred. Samira recognised Tom as her husband whom she had not seen sin" rel="nofollow">ince the day, six months before, when he had left her and gone to live with Daria. Samira had always believed that, one day, he would return to her. She has suffered post-traumatic stress disorder sin" rel="nofollow">ince the in" rel="nofollow">incident. Consider the legal prin" rel="nofollow">inciples in" rel="nofollow">influencin" rel="nofollow">ing the likelihood of any successful action again" rel="nofollow">inst Steve for negligently in" rel="nofollow">inflicted psychiatric damage..