What considerations will a court take into assessing non-pecuniary damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wallman v. John Doe, 2014 BCSC 79 (CanLII):
The considerations to be taken into account by a court in assessing non-pecuniary damages were set out in Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34 at para. 46:
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