What factors will be considered by the Court in awarding non-pecuniary damages in a personal injury action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Beardwood v. Sheppard, 2016 BCSC 100 (CanLII):
In Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34, leave to appeal ref’d [2006] SCCA No. 100, Madam Justice Kirkpatrick outlined the factors to be considered in awarding non-pecuniary damages at para. 46:
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