Topic 15: Remedies

Question 1

What are the two main forms of remedies?

Answer 1

Damages and Injunctions

Question 2

What are the types of Damages?

Answer 2

Compensatory, Nominal, Aggravated, Exemplary, Vindicatory, and Gain-Based

Question 3

What are the types of Injunctions?

Answer 3

Prohibitive and Mandatory

Question 4

What do general damages cover?

Answer 4

Non-pecuniary losses (e.g. pain, suffering, and loss of amenity)

Question 5

What do special damages cover?

Answer 5

Pecuniary losses (e.g. medical expenses, loss of earnings, etc.)

Question 6

What are nominal damages?

Answer 6

Where there is no tangible harm, but a point is still to be made (ONLY for actionable torts per se such as intentional torts)

Question 7

What are aggravated damages?

Answer 7

Where C’s dignity and pride have been injured

Question 8

What are exemplary damages?

Answer 8

Damages calculated to prevent the D from committing wrong in the future

Question 9

What do the different types of injunctions mean?

Answer 9

Prohibitive = Do NOT do something, Mandatory = You NEED to do something