El Assaad v Al Haje

The appeal in *El Assaad v Al Haje* concerned an assessment of damages following a finding of battery. The appellant sought to challenge the primary judge's findings regarding the extent of the respondent's injuries and the resulting economic losses.

The central legal issues before the Court of Appeal were whether the primary judge had erred in finding that the respondent suffered from chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, and consequently, whether the primary judge had erred in the determination of general damages, past economic loss, and future economic loss.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in part. While it upheld the primary judge's findings regarding the respondent's injuries and past economic loss, it set aside the award for future economic loss. The Court substituted an award of $20,000 for future economic loss in place of the original $175,000. The parties were directed to make submissions on costs.