Memo Edit
Memo Edit
BETWEEN
2.0 Respondent had suffered from a recognized psychiatric disorder and not negligently
inflicted emotional distress.
2.1 In Malaysia, PTSD is a recognized psychiatric disorder.
2.2 NIED is a different term to address nervous shock in the States, which holds
similar meaning to psychiatric disorder.
CASES
1. McLoughlin v O'Brian [1983] 1 AC 410
2. Alcock v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [1992] 1 AC 310; [1991] 4 All
ER 907
3. Pang Koi Fa v Lim Djoe Phing [1993] 3 SLR 317
4. Jaensch v Coffey [1984] 54 ALR 417
5. North Galmorgan NHS Trusts v Walters [2002] All ER (D) 87 (Dec)
6. McDaid v Snodgrass [2009] NICA 18
7. Jubil bin Mohamed Taib Taral & Ors v Sunway Lagoon SDN BHD [2001] 6 MLJ 669
8. Chadwick v British Railways Board [1967] 1 WLR 912
9. Dooley v Cammell Laird and Co Ltd [1951] 1 Lloyds Rep 270
10. Farrell v Merton Sutton & Wandsworth Health Authority [2000] All ER (D) 1121
TREATIES
1. The New Law Journal/1993 Volume 143/Issue 6605, June/Articles/Post traumatic
stress disorder - 143 NLJ 878
2. Talib, Norchaya. Law of torts in Malaysia. Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2010.