IIED.. Intentional infliction of emotional distress The intent of the act need not be to bring about emotional distress. A reckless disregard for the likelihood of causing emotional distress is sufficient. For example, if a defendant refused to inform a plaintiff of the whereabouts of the plaintiffs child for several years, though that defendant knew where the child was the entire time, the defendant could be held liable for IIED even though the defendant had no intent to cause distress to the plaintiff. The conduct must be heinous and beyond the standards of civilized decency or utterly intolerable in a civilized society. Whether the conduct is illegal does not determine whether it meets this standard. IIED is also known as the tort of outrage, due to a classic formulation of the standard: the conduct must be such that it would cause a reasonable person to exclaim Outrageous! in response. THIS APPLIES TO ALL THOSE IN THE COURT SYSTEMS. SOCIAL SERVICES, CAFCASS, JUDGES MAGISTRATES ,SOLICITORS ETC
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:06:49 +0000
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