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LPL4802 May/June Exam Memo | Due 28 May 2026. All questions fully answered. QUESTION 1:
Read each statement carefully and state whether it is TRUE or FALSE. For each answer, provide a brief justification of one to two (1-2) sentences explaining why the statement is true or false. Each question carries 1 mark.
Question 1.1
Damages in South African law are primarily aimed at punishing the defendant for wrongful conduct.
Question 1.2
All harm suffered by a plaintiff automatically qualifies as legally recognised damage.
Question 1.3
Patrimonial loss includes both actual loss (damnum emergens) and loss of profit (lucrum cessans).
Question 1.4
Factual causation is determined by applying considerations of fairness and public policy.
Question 1.5
Legal causation serves to limit liability by excluding losses that are too remote.
Question 1.6
Future loss cannot be claimed because it has not yet occurred at the time of trial.
Question 1.7
Non-patrimonial damages are calculated using precise mathematical formulas.
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