Level 1: Recognition · Question 1 of 2
✎ In review — This case summary has not yet been verified by a qualified lawyer and may contain errors. Use it as a study and practice aid only, it is not legal advice and is not a definitive statement of the law. Always check primary sources before relying on it.Which set of requirements did the House of Lords in Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1992] 1 AC 310 identify as the control mechanisms governing a secondary victim's claim for psychiatric injury? A. A close tie of love and affection with the primary victim; proximity in time and space to the shocking event or its immediate aftermath; and perception of the event through the claimant's own unaided senses.B. Presence within the zone of foreseeable physical danger, foreseeability of physical injury, and an eggshell-skull susceptibility.C. The existence of an employment or rescuer relationship conferring special status, together with proof of a recognised psychiatric illness.D. A contractual relationship with the defendant, reasonable foreseeability of financial loss, and reliance on the defendant.