What are the principles governing awards of non-pecuniary damages in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Schnurr v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2015 BCSC 1630 (CanLII):
I do not propose to review the facts of the cases relied on by the parties but I have read and considered them, along with the general principles governing awards of non-pecuniary damages established by the authorities: see Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34, at paras. 45-46.
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