What is the quantum of damages awarded in a personal injury action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lim v Busha, 2019 BCSC 1223 (CanLII):
The assessment of non-pecuniary damages is based on the loss suffered by the individual plaintiff, having regard to the non-exhaustive list of considerations referred to in Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34 at para. 46, leave to appeal ref’d, [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 100.
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