What are the factors used in assessing non-pecuniary loss?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Gleason v. Yoon, 2015 BCSC 586 (CanLII):

The plaintiff notes that the more specific factors to be considered in the assessment of non-pecuniary loss are set out in Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34, leave to appeal ref’d [2006] SCCA No. 100:

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