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Episode 47: Kemp v Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service [2024] QSC 259

Establishing psychiatric injury: the scope of duty and pleading accuracy

In this QSC decision dissected in episode 47, the court considered whether a psychiatric injury was foreseeable and whether the employer’s duty extended to the claimant. The focus is on the importance of precisely pleaded facts when establishing a duty of care and causation in mental injury claims.

Not sure how to frame a psychological injury claim? At accident legal, we draft precise pleadings and advocate for clients harmed by workplace systems or environments.

 

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