What are the principles applicable to an award of non-pecuniary damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Knight v. Knight, 2014 BCSC 1478 (CanLII):
The principles applicable to an award of non-pecuniary damages are not in dispute. They were summarized by Kirkpatrick J.A. in Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34 at paras. 45-46 as follows:
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