It is a well-established principle of law that a defendant owes a duty of care to those who suffer purely psychiatric injuries as a result of going to the rescue of another.

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Although Lord Oliver recognized in Alcock the 'well-established' principle that a defendant owes a duty of care to those 'induced to go to the rescue' of those imperil as a result of their negligence, in White these sentiments collided with the lordships' inclination to limit recovery for pure psychiatric harm. Relying on Lord Lloyd's interpretation of a primary victim in Page as necessarily needing to be (or believing themselves to be) in physical danger, the majority in White held that to accord any special status to rescuers would require the 'unwarranted extension' of the category of primary victim.

It Is a Well-Established Principle of Law That a Defendant