P193 CEEFAX 193 Thu 28 Oct 21:15/27 -|l4|l4|, 1/4 DISPATCH Richard Hannaford on a key court ruling on RSI: Repetitive Strain Injury is a term used to describe a variety of work- related upper limb injuries. It covers some accepted conditions but others have caused controversy among doctors. Some of them claim the s9mptoms have a psychological cause. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 0 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Copyright World Flash TV/RadioP193 CEEFAX 193 Thu 28 Oct 21:11/37 2/4 DISPATCH Richard Hannaford on a key court ruling on RSI: Rafiq Murghal, a 44-year-old journalist, said hj had developed excruciating pain in his hands, arms and shoulders as hj worked as a sub-editor on his computer for the Reuters news agency. He eventually took redundancy in December 1989. Mr Murghal turned down an out of court settlement of £20,000 to pursue his claim in court. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 0 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Copyright World Flash TV/RadioP193 CEEFAX 193 Thu 28 Oct 21:12/12 3/4 DISPATCH Richard Hannaford on a key court ruling on RSI: Judge John Prossjr said Mr Murghal's mental state was possibly more of a factor in his problems. He said doctors often use the phrase RSI glibly, that it was meaningless and had no place in the medical books. The National Union of Journalists, which supported Mr Murghal's claim, said the judgjmjnt would not deter the union pursuing the other 70 cases on its books. Home 110 Politics 130 World 160 Copyright World Flash TV/RadioP193 CEEFAX 193 Thu 28 Oct 21:12/25 4/4 DISPATCH Richard Hannaford on a key court ruling on RSI: While today's judgemjnt is specific to the case of Mr Murghal - who may well appeal anyway - it will have a wider impact. In future, lawyers may well advise their clients to settle out of court if there is any controvjrsz about the cause of their particular condition. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 0 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Copyright World Flash TV/Radio