Section 87R — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Cases of 15% or more (but less than 33%) of a most extreme case
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If the non-economic loss the plaintiff suffers is at least 15%, but less than 33%, of a most extreme case, the court must not award as personal injury damages for non-economic loss an amount that exceeds the amount set out in the following table: Cases of 15% or more (but less than 33%) of a most extreme case Item Severity of the non-economic loss (as a proportion of a most extreme case) Damages for non-economic loss (as a proportion of the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss) 1 15% 1% 2 16% 1.5% 3 17% 2% 4 18% 2.5% 5 19% 3% 6 20% 3.5% 7 21% 4% 8 22% 4.5% 9 23% 5% 10 24% 5.5% 11 25% 6.5% 12 26% 8% 13 27% 10% 14 28% 14% 15 29% 18% 16 30% 23% 17 31% 26% 18 32% 30%
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