The aim of the award of damages is to place the complainant in the same position as if the tort had not been committed – as far as money can do so.
compensatory
1 of 16
Loss which is not wholly money-based, for example pain and suffering as a result of the accident, or a necessary change in lifestyle such as not being able to play a sport.
nonpecuniary
2 of 16
loss that can easily be calculated
Pecuniary
3 of 16
damages awarded for a tort which is actionable per se – where a legal right has been violated, but the claimant has suffered no actual loss.
Nominal
4 of 16
two claimants were awarded £1 each for the tort of false imprisonment
Lumba
5 of 16
only awarded in defamation actions (libel and slander)
Contemptuous
6 of 16
a newspaper printed an article accusing a football goalkeeper of letting in goals in exchange for money
Grobbelar
7 of 16
awarded in order to punish the defendant for their conduct and are in addition to compensatory damages
Exemplary
8 of 16
Where the claimant has suffered no damage, then exemplary damages cannot be awarded
Watkins
9 of 16
identified three categories when exemplary damages can be awarded
CassellvBroome
10 of 16
], a police Superintendent was involved in misconduct where the claimant was falsely imprisoned.
Thompson
11 of 16
The relationship between exemplary damages and compensatory damages was discussed
Kuddus
12 of 16
exemplary damages should not be awarded if the defendant had been convicted of a criminal offence
TheLawCommission
13 of 16
a seriously injured radiographer could not return to her pre-accident job but was successful as a marketing manager, earning more than her previous occupation
MorrisvRichards
14 of 16
this will be an order of the court to stop doing something
injuctions
15 of 16
the claimant built a house near a man-made lake., which had been used for a number of years for motor boat racing
KennawayvThompson
16 of 16
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Loss which is not wholly money-based, for example pain and suffering as a result of the accident, or a necessary change in lifestyle such as not being able to play a sport.
Back
nonpecuniary
Card 3
Front
loss that can easily be calculated
Back
Card 4
Front
damages awarded for a tort which is actionable per se – where a legal right has been violated, but the claimant has suffered no actual loss.
Back
Card 5
Front
two claimants were awarded £1 each for the tort of false imprisonment
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