Is reliance not an essential element of a claim for loss of income?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Burke v. Watson & Barnard (A Firm), 2016 BCCA 439 (CanLII):
Burke responds that reliance is not an essential element of her claim. Pointing to James v. British Columbia, she contends her economic loss arises from negligent performance of a service and reliance is not a required constituent for this cause of action.
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