What are non-pecuniary damages for a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Payne v. Miles, 2013 BCSC 1545 (CanLII):

Non-pecuniary damages are intended to provide plaintiffs with reasonable "solace" for their pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life from the date of the injury to the present as well as into the future: Scoates v. Dermott, 2012 BCSC 485 at para. 170.

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