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Classes of damages for personal injuries
Distinction between a claim for pain and suffering and a claim for loss of amenities
Loss of amenities of life as one of the units under non-pecuniary damages for injuries
Nature and assessment of a claim for loss of amenities
Need for damages for injuries to take care of prospective loss
Pain and suffering as one of the units under non-pecuniary damages for injuries
The heads for assessment of damages for injuries
The nature of future risks which must be assessed by a Judge in compensating a plaintiff for the permanent disability occasioned from an injury
The principle that once the extent of disability has been established, the loss of ordinary facilities or enjoyment of life can be presumed so as to enable a fair compensation to be made
What a claim for pain and suffering entails
Whether assessment of damages for injuries can be categorised under pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages
Whether the heads of claim for pain and suffering and for loss of amenities of life are distinct claims
Whether there is a specific and fixed quantum of evidence that must be adduced in support of a claim for loss of amenities of life
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