remedies

• Main remedies

  Damages - this is putting the injured party in the same position as they would have been if the tort had not occured

  Injunctions - court order that stops someone doing something
• General damages

  These are damages that are not capable of being calculated before trial and the court therefore has to calculate them.
• Special damages

  Damages which are capable of being calculated at the time of the trial
• Contemptuous damages

  Awarded when the level of harm has been low as an action should've been taken
• Nominal damages

  Damages awarded when little or no harm has been caused and the court wishes to award a small amount . This is used for torts which are actionable per se
• Aggravated damages

  This is where aggravating factors cause the damages to increase
• Exemplary damages

  Sometimes called 'punitive damages'. These are damages whose purpose it to punish the defendant for committing the tort.
• Prohibitory injunctions

  These instruct the defendant to not behave in a certain way,.
• Mandatory injunctions

  These instruct the defendant to take an action to rectify the situation created by the tort.