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QUESTION 1 (ESSAY)
NATURE AND ASSESSMENT OF NON-PATRIMONIAL LOSS AND DAMAGES
FOR PATRIMONIAL...
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LPL4802
Law of Damages
PORTFOLIO
MEMO
SEMESTER 2 – 2024 - UNISA
UNIQUE NUMBER: - 258267
DUE DATE: - 23 - 30 OCTOBER 2024
Includes Footnotes and/or Bibliography.
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QUESTION 1 (ESSAY) NATURE AND ASSESSMENT OF NON-PATRIMONIAL LOSS AND DAMAGES FOR PATRIMONIAL
LOSS (4 pages, including rubric)
PLEASE NOTE: You must present your answer in the form of an essay. Its marking rubric is attached with this
examination paper. Study the case Komape and others v Minister of Basic Education and Others 2020 (2) SA 347 (SCA)
a copy of it is attached here and answer the questions below. N.B.: The question below must be answered in the form
of an essay. At the end of your essay, attach the rubric that was supplied to you along with your exam answer script.
1.1 Discuss what the plaintiff needs to prove to be successful in a claim for shock (psychiatric injury) as a head of
damage for non-patrimonial loss. Refer to relevant authority in your answer. (15)
1.2 Critically analyse the reasons (advanced by the court) why Constitutional damages, claimed in addition to common
law damages, must at present necessarily fail. (10)
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,QUESTION 1 (ESSAY) NATURE AND ASSESSMENT OF NON-PATRIMONIAL
LOSS AND DAMAGES FOR PATRIMONIAL LOSS (4 pages, including rubric)
PLEASE NOTE: You must present your answer in the form of an essay. Its
marking rubric is attached with this examination paper. Study the case
Komape and others v Minister of Basic Education and Others 2020 (2) SA
347 (SCA) a copy of it is attached here and answer the questions below. N.B.:
The question below must be answered in the form of an essay. At the end of
your essay, attach the rubric that was supplied to you along with your exam
answer script.
1.1 Discuss what the plaintiff needs to prove to be successful in a claim for
shock (psychiatric injury) as a head of damage for non-patrimonial loss.
Refer to relevant authority in your answer. (15)
1.2 Critically analyse the reasons (advanced by the court) why Constitutional
damages, claimed in addition to common law damages, must at present
necessarily fail. (10)
TOTAL MARKS FOR THIS QUESTION: [25]
, Introduction
In the case of Komape and Others v Minister of Basic Education and Others
(2020), the Supreme Court of Appeal1 dealt with significant issues concerning
claims for shock (psychiatric injury) and the parameters of constitutional damages
within the South African legal framework.2 This essay will explore what a plaintiff
must establish to succeed in a claim for psychiatric injury and analyse the court’s
reasoning regarding the failure of claims for constitutional damages. 3
Visser discusses the Komape case by analysing the implications of the court's
decisions regarding claims for non-patrimonial loss, particularly focusing on the
principles governing shock or psychiatric injury. 4 Visser also addresses the context
of constitutional damages, emphasising the lack of a legal framework to support
such claims and the necessity for clear guidelines in awarding damages for
violations of constitutional rights.5 His commentary reflects on the balance between
common law principles and constitutional mandates, providing a critical
perspective on the current state of damages law in South Africa.6
1.1 Proving Shock (Psychiatric Injury)
1 Komape and others v Minister of Basic Education and Others 2020 (2) SA 347 (SCA).
2 Komape and others v Minister of Basic Education and Others 2020 (2) SA 347 (SCA).
3 Komape and others v Minister of Basic Education and Others 2020 (2) SA 347 (SCA).
4 Visser, D. (2023). Law of Damages. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Juta Law.
5 Visser, D. (2023). Law of Damages. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Juta Law.
6 Visser, D. (2023). Law of Damages. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Juta Law.
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