What is the current state of the law on compensation for lost earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wright v. Mistry, 2017 BCSC 239 (CanLII):
Compensation for lost earning capacity, whether past or future, will always involve some speculation. Our Court of Appeal outlined how courts should approach the uncertainty inherent in such awards in Perren v. Lalari, 2010 BCCA 140:
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