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Attia v British Gas plc

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Attia v British Gas Plc QB 304 is an English tort law case, establishing that nervous shock from witnessing the destruction of personal property may be actionable. [1]

11 relations: Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, Bourhill v Young, British Gas plc, Central heating, Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Duty of care in English law, English tort law, Floodgates principle, Nervous shock in English law, Robert Wright, Baron Wright, Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill.

Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police

is a leading English tort law case on liability for nervous shock (psychiatric injury).

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Bourhill v Young

Bourhill v Young AC 92 (also titled Hay v Young) is a Scottish delict case, on the subject of how extensive an individual's duty is to ensure others are not harmed by their activities.

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British Gas plc

British Gas plc was an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom.

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Central heating

A central heating system provides warmth to the whole interior of a building (or portion of a building) from one point to multiple rooms.

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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

The Court of Appeal (COA, formally "Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in England") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Duty of care in English law

In English tort law, an individual may owe a duty of care to another, to ensure that they do not suffer any unreasonable harm or loss.

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English tort law

English tort law is the law governing implicit civil responsibilities that people have to one another, as opposed to those responsibilities laid out in contracts.

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Floodgates principle

The floodgates principle, or the floodgates argument, is a legal principle which is sometimes applied by judges to restrict or limit the right to make claims for damages because of a concern that permitting a claimant to recover in such situations might open the metaphorical "floodgates" to large numbers of claims and lawsuits.

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Nervous shock in English law

In English law, a nervous shock is a psychiatric illness or injury inflicted upon a person by intentional or negligent actions or omissions of another.

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Robert Wright, Baron Wright

Robert Alderson Wright, Baron Wright, (15 October 1869 – 27 June 1964) was a British judge.

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Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill

Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill (called Tom; 13 October 193311 September 2010), was an eminent British judge and jurist who served as Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice and Senior Law Lord.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attia_v_British_Gas_plc

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