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Civil law — Personal injury — Quantum of damages
(00:00:25) Summary
(00:01:05) Reasons for Judgment of the Honourable Madam Justice Horsman
(00:01:10) I. Overview – 1
(00:03:29) II. Background – 8
(00:03:30) A. The respondent’s pre-Accident work history and personal circumstances – 8
(00:06:41) B. The Accident and its aftermath – 14
(00:08:26) III. The trial – 17
(00:08:27) A. The evidence – 17
(00:08:29) (1) The respondent’s evidence – 17
(00:14:02) (2) The appellants’ evidence – 23
(00:15:54) B. Closing addresses to the jury – 26
(00:18:32) C. The jury verdict – 30
(00:18:54) IV. On appeal – 31
(00:19:22) V. Standard of review – 32
(00:20:46) VI. Analysis – 35
(00:20:48) A. Issue (a): Is the award for loss of past income capacity wholly disproportionate and shockingly unreasonable? – 35
(00:27:43) B. Issue (b): Is the award for non-pecuniary loss wholly disproportionate as compared to judge-made awards? – 44
(00:34:18) VII. Disposition – 50
