Quigley v. Complex Tooling and Moulding [2005] IEHC 71 (9 March 2005)

Quigley v. Complex Tooling and Moulding [2005] IEHC 71 (9 March 2005)

The plaintiff suffered psychiatric injury as a direct consequence of repeated workplace bullying by the defendant's servants, constituting a breach of the employer's duty of care. This cause of action is independent of the unfair dismissal proceedings and entitles the plaintiff to damages for personal injury and...

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Citation
[2005] IEHC 71
Parties
Plaintiff: Matt Quigley; Defendant: Complex Tooling and Moulding
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
09 March 2005
Procedural Posture
Personal Injury / Breach of Contract / Negligence / High Court Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for the plaintiff
Legal Topics
Workplace Bullying, Psychiatric Injury, Employer's Duty of Care, Unfair Dismissal, Harassment
Employment Law Tort Law Contract Law Workplace Bullying Psychiatric Injury Employer's Duty of Care Unfair Dismissal Harassment

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Parties

Matt Quigley

Plaintiff

Complex Tooling and Moulding

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Personal Injury / Breach of Contract / Negligence / High Court Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the plaintiff can recover damages for psychiatric injury caused by workplace bullying independent of unfair dismissal proceedings
  2. 2 Whether the defendant breached its duty of care to protect the plaintiff from bullying in the workplace

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff suffered psychiatric injury as a direct consequence of repeated workplace bullying by the defendant's servants, constituting a breach of the employer's duty of care. This cause of action is independent of the unfair dismissal proceedings and entitles the plaintiff to damages for personal injury and medical expenses, but not for loss of earnings already covered by the EAT.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the plaintiff

Orders

  • Plaintiff awarded €773.94 in special damages for medical expenses
  • Plaintiff entitled to general damages for psychiatric injury (amount not specified in judgment)