Retired Garda succeeds in personal injuries claim for post-traumatic stress disorder 

This Judgement was published in the Irish Times on the 2nd of February 2015 

Mansfield v Minister for Finance [2014]IEHC 603 (High Court, Barton J, 12 August 2014) High Court makes award of damages of €169,518 to a retired former sergeant with an Garda Síochána for diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder and resultant early retirement owing to his participation in traumatic work events beginning in 1983 and ending in 2007, after hearing contested expert medical evidence as to the cause of his injuries.

The full text of this judgment can be found on: courts.ie. This report is provided by Stare Decisis Hibernia: staredecisishibernia.com