Vicarious trauma in the judicial workplace: state liability for judicial psychiatric injury in Australia.

There is developing, yet strong, evidence that judicial officers are seriously affected by exposure to traumatic material. The risk and prevalence of psychiatric injury to judges is now increasingly recognised. In the light of growing recognition by the High Court of Australia of the likelihood of psychiatric harm arising in people whose work exposes them to traumatic material in (''), we investigate through legal analysis the possibility that judicial officers may be entitled to compensation for such harm.

Factors influencing duration of compensation following road traffic crash injury in older vs younger adults.

Objective: To identify factors independently associated with late claim closure, a proxy for recovery, in older (65+ years) compared to younger (17-64 years) adults following road traffic crash injury (RTI).

Methods: Multivariable analysis of statewide compensation data from New South Wales (NSW), Australia, for NSW residents aged ≥17 years injured in a non-catastrophic RTI between July 2010 and June 2013 with finalised claims (n = 16 687).

Results: Legal representation was the dominant factor independently associated with late claim closure in both age groups.