Legal studies (3)

Question 1

Define compensatory damages

Answer 1

are damages that aim to compensate the plaintiff who has suffered injury or loss to the extent that money is able to do so as a result of the defendant’s wrongful actions.

Question 2

define general damages

Answer 2

are those damages which can only be estimated by the court for such things such as pain, suffering, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life and disability.

Question 3

define specific damages

Answer 3

are damages that can be readily measured and stated as exact amounts; for example hospital and medical bills, loss of income and damage to property.

Question 4

define exemplary damages

Answer 4

these are damages awarded against a defendant in order to make an example of the person and thus deter others from committing the same tort.

Question 5

define nominal damages

Answer 5

these are damages awarded to a plaintiff who has suffered no real monetary loss, although there has been some important rights infringed.

Question 6

What is the difference between a mandatory and a restrictive injunction? Give an example of each type of injunction

Answer 6

mandatory injunctions—–are when a court order requires the defendant to do something such a pulling down a wall that has been built unlawfully. Restrictive injunction requires the defendant to refrain from doing something such as defamatory material.