What is the test for reducing a plaintiff’s damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McKenzie v. Lloyd, 2016 BCSC 1745 (CanLII):
The defendants have submitted that the plaintiff’s award should be reduced for failure to mitigate. In Chiu v. Chiu, 2002 BCCA 618, the court held the following at para. 57:
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