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Civil Liability Act 2002
31Pure mental harm—liability only for recognised psychiatric illness
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31 Pure mental harm—liability only for recognised psychiatric illness
31 Pure mental harm—liability only for recognised psychiatric illness
There is no liability to pay damages for pure mental harm resulting from negligence unless the harm consists of a recognised psychiatric illness.
ss 31–33: Ins 2002 No 92, Sch 1 [5].