Widely vilified in Italy for leaving his ship while passengers were still on board, Capt Schettino's reputation was further damaged when transcripts suggested he had not told the coastguard initially of the gravity of the damage to the ship.
Rice said he now understands the gravity of domestic abuse and the damage it can cause.
The manner in which these statutes were administered, the valuable assistance rendered by the nautical assessors working under the court's aegis, the great increase in shipping, especially of steam shipping, and the number and gravity of cases of collision, salvage, and damage to cargo made the court one of the most important tribunals of the country.
"It is never a simple task to calibrate an award of punitive damages to the gravity of the offense," Judge Jackson wrote.
"The massive scale of the agreed damages shows the gravity of the misdeeds of major construction companies which created and used the Consulting Group as a vehicle to enable them to blacklist trade unionists," said Len McCluskey, general secretary of the Unite union.
She says the gravity of the situation eclipsed any personal considerations of reputational damage, but I suspect the vitriol she incurred was a shock from which she has never fully recovered.
While some still question the criteria used in assessing the scale of the damage, there is no disputing the gravity of the accumulated losses and the real and imminent threat they pose to humanity.
Legal experts said Bercow was wise to settle out of court with McAlpine as the level of damages was likely to be high, reflecting the gravity of the allegation.
