Damages for pain and suffering in tort law

Mendelson, Danuta 2008, Damages for pain and suffering in tort law, The journal of law and medicine, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 669-680.

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Title	Damages for pain and suffering in tort law
Author(s)	Mendelson, Danuta
Journal name	The journal of law and medicine
Volume number	15
Issue number	5
Start page	669
End page	680
Publisher	Lawbook Co
Place of publication	Sydney, N.S.W.
Publication date	2008
ISSN	1320-159X
Summary	Legislation enacted between 2002 and 2005 by each Australian State and Territory reformed and partially codified the common law of personal injuries. This column examines the nature and history of damages for pain and suffering and analyses the approach taken by different Australian jurisdictions to compensation for non-economic loss. Non-economic loss is generally composed of pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life, and loss of enjoyment of life (some jurisdictions, eg New South Wales, also include disfigurement, and loss of expectation of life). Several jurisdictions have imposed thresholds that a claimant must meet as a prerequisite to suing for damages at common law.
Language	eng
Field of Research	180126 Tort Law
HERDC Research category	C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice	©2008, Lawbook Co.
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017096

Document type:	Journal Article
Collection:	School of Law

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