They seek to restore the claimant to the position they were in before the negligent incident occurred
Pecuniary loss
A loss with a easily identifiable financial value e.g. travel costs
Non- pecuniary loss
A loss that does not have an easily identifiable financial value e.g. physical injury
Special damages
Awarded for the financial loss of the claimant up the the date of the trial
General damages
Awarded for non-pecuniary losses that the claimant incurred (pain, suffering) and will continue to incur (future medical care, loss of future earnings)
Payment of damages
Lump sum payment - all at once
Structured settlement - regular payments
Injunctions
1.Prohibitory injunction - Court order that prohibits/restricts certain behaviour/actions by D
2.Mandatory injunction - enforce a particular act/continued act
