Finally! The High Court awards damages for psychiatric injuries overturning 100-year-old principle
On 11 December 2024, a majority decision of the High Court in Elisha v Vision Australia Ltd [2024] HCA 50 (‘Elisha’) overturned the century-old House of Lords case Addis v Gramophone Ltd [1909] AC 488 (‘Addis’). The precedent established in Addis has served as an impediment to an employee’s claim of contractual damages for psychiatric …
