| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 57 (Mar) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2012] EWHC 364 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Judge Robinson sitting as a judge of the High Court |
| Representation | Richard Nussey (instructed by Pattinson & Brewer) for the claimant. |
| Caroline Harrison (instructed by Berrymans Lace Mawer) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 7 March 2012 |
Catchwords
Personal injuries - Extent of injury - Alternative causes - Claimant being involved in road traffic accident - Defendant admitting liability - Claimant suffering shoulder injury and post traumatic stress disorder - Claimant being involved in second road traffic accident - Claimants condition worsening - Whether first accident responsible for claimant's worsened condition.
The Case
Personal injuries Extent of injury. The Queen's Bench Division, in determining the claimant's personal injury claim against the defendant in respect of the index accident, held that the claimant had essentially made a full recovery from her shoulder injury by the time of the second accident and that the breakdowns in her mental health following the second accident were not referable to the index accident.
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