In 1999, Lord Steyn declared that the law on the recovery of compensation for pure psychiatric harm “is a patchwork quilt of distinctions which are difficult to justify.” (White v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire [1999] 2 AC 455). Why did he say this, and has much changed since then?Discuss why
OLD NEGLIGENCE EXAM ESSAY QUESTION In 1999, Lord Steyn declared that the law on the recovery of compensation for pure psychiatric harm “is a patchwork quilt of distinctions which are difficult to justify.” (White v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire [1999] 2 AC 455). Why did he say this, and has much changed since then?