Roper v Taylor - [2023] 1 NZLR 1

Accident compensation — Cover — PTSD caused by assaults and false imprisonment — Whether PTSD covered by accident compensation scheme although false imprisonment alone not covered — Whether work-related mental injury — Whether statutory bar on litigation applied — Observation on “sudden” — Accident Compensation Act 2001 ss 21B, 317(1)(a) and 317(1)(b).