White v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [1999] 2 AC 455

Facts:

  • Police officers suffered shock following their involvement in the rescue and aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster.


Issue:

  • Whether an employer owed a duty of care to protect their employees from psychiatric injuries they may incur in the course of their employment?
  • To be determined whether they were primary victims or not?

Ratio:
  • Claim failed.
  • HoL founds that they were not primary victims, and they also were not secondary victims under the Alcock criteria.

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