What is the test for non-pecuniary damages in the context of damages for personal injury?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Liu v. Bains, 2015 BCSC 486 (CanLII):
Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34 at paras. 45-46, leave to appeal ref’d [2006] SCCA No. 100, is often cited regarding non-pecuniary damages and the principles behind them and as follows:
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