Where a Negligence Harms a Business (For Example, a Factory

question 51

Multiple Choice

Where a negligence harms a business (for example, a factory set on fire) , Common Law courts award damages to replace it, but have been reluctant to go further and award damages for economic losses (for example, lost profits from downtime) . How do Quebec courts differ in their treatment of negligence?

• A) Quebec courts willingly award punitive damages but are less willing to award costs.
• B) Quebec courts are much less willing than Common Law courts to award punitive damages.
• C) There is little distinction between damages, and full restitution is required.
• D) B and C are true.
• E) A and C are true.

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