What are the relevant factors for determining the appropriate award for non-pecuniary loss?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Chawla v Lambright, 2017 BCSC 1884 (CanLII):

A non-exhaustive list of relevant factors to consider when determining an appropriate award for non-pecuniary loss was developed by Madam Justice Kirkpatrick in Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34 at para. 46:

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