W v Accident Compensation Corporation - [2018] 3 NZLR 859

Accident compensation — Mental injury — Causation — Physical injury a pre-condition of mental injury — “But for” test — Meaning of words “because of” — Whether physical injury materially contributed to mental injury — Whether direct link between physical injuries and mental injuries required — “Personal injury” — “Mental injury” — Accident Compensation Act 2001, ss 26 and 27.