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Lecture notes Unit 1 - Dispute Solving in the Legal System (NEC13LAW)

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Booklet 2 Damages: Compensation paid by the defendant to the claimant, aiming to restore the claimant to their pre-incident position. Includes pecuniary losses (special damages) and non-pecuniary losses (general damages). Advice and Funding: Various sources such as solicitors, barristers, Citiz...

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BTEC APPLIED LAW

Unit 1: dispute solving civil law


Damages, funding/ advice, civil courts/ ADR

, Damages (compensation)
-a sum of money paid by D to the C once liability has been found
-restore the C to their pre-incident position
-2 types (pecuniary losses and non pecuniary losses)
Pecuniary losses:
-Special damages
-Especially easy to work out
-Losses that can be calculated at the time of the trial
-Court awards
Non pecuniary losses:
-General damages
-Generally harder to work out
-Other forms of financial compensation
-Pain and suffering or damage for future financial loss


loss of future earnings:
Annual earnings x years you can't work for = damages
Case example→ Pickett v British Rail: C inhaled asbestos causing
mesothelioma. Evidence gave C one year to live
Mitigation of loss- C has duty to mitigate loss as much as possible

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