Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019
242Quality of life damages—general
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242 Quality of life damages—general (1) A claimant for a motor accident claim who is the injured person to whom the claim relates may be awarded damages for non-economic loss (quality of life damages) only in accordance with— (a) if the claimant was a child on the date of the motor accident— section 244; or (b) in any other case—section 243. non-economic loss includes the following: (a) pain and suffering; (b) loss of amenities of life; (c) loss of expectation of life; (d) disfigurement.