When claiming the tort of intentional infliction of nervous shock against an individual, it must be proven that the act was intentional and that there was mental and / or physical suffering. (toronto-employmentlawyer.com)
● This recognition was followed by White v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1999] 1 All ER 1 (concerning the police officers who suffered nervous shock after attending the Hillsborough disaster) which stated that there were no special rules to be applied to psychological damage beyond those of ordinary tortuous principles. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
In one of the best examples of remote nervous shock is the case of a Vancouver mother injured in a car accident near Golden, British Columbia while on her way to Banff on a holiday trip with her family and friends. (holnesslawgroup.com)