What is the current state of the law in Canada on damages under the common law for personal injury?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chekoy Sr. v. Hall, 2013 BCSC 790 (CanLII):
In Moore v. Cabral, 2006 BCSC 920, McKenzie J. (as she then was) provided a useful summary of the approach to assessing damages under this head as follows:
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