Sentences with phrase «non pecuniary loss»
In December 1998, the Law Commission published Report 257 on Damages for Non Pecuniary Loss.
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[97] After considering all of the authorities cited to me, and on the findings that I have made, I consider that the sum of $ 80,000 represents a fit and proper award for non pecuniary loss in this case.
Non Pecuniary Loss includes damages for «pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life and loss of amenities».
This section of the Act stipulates that the owner of an automobile is not liable in an action for non pecuniary losses, unless the injured person has sustained «a permanent, serious impairment of an important physical, mental, or psychological function».
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Non ‑ pecuniary damages are awarded to compensate a claimant for pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and loss of amenities.
In wrongful conviction cases however the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that the limit does not apply to damages for non ‑ pecuniary loss that do not stem from bodily injury (relying on Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168, at para. 97).