What is the standard for awarding damages in a personal injury case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Chaudhry v Henville, 2021 BCSC 2318 (CanLII):

The compensation awarded should be fair to all parties, and fairness is measured against awards made in comparable cases. Such cases, though helpful, serve only as a rough guide. Each case depends on its own unique facts: Trites v. Penner, 2010 BCSC 882 at paras. 188-189.

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