The claimants sought damages for psychiatric injury for stress and anxiety in being engaged on the behalf of the respondent in the course of combat.
Held: The defendant had no duty to maintain a safe system of work for military personnel during combat operations. The term ‘combat’ must be given a wide meaning. The immunity was not limited to accasions when an enemy was present, but extended to all activities directed against an enemy where the service personnel were at risk of attack themselves.
Judges:
Owen J
Citations:
Times 29-May-2003, [2003] EWHC 1134 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Bici and Bici v Ministry of Defence QBD 7-Apr-2004
Claimants sought damages for personal injuries incurred when, in Pristina, Kosovo and during a riot, British soldiers on a UN peacekeeping expedition fired on a car.
Held: The incidents occurred in the course of peace-keeping duties. It was . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Armed Forces, Health and Safety, Personal Injury
Updated: 18 November 2022; Ref: scu.182727
