What is the test for a lost years award?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rewcastle v. Sieben, 2001 ABQB 662 (CanLII):
Counsel also quotes from Madam Justice Fruman in the Brooks v. Stefura appeal decision at para.22, where she said: A lost years award will consist of pecuniary damages to compensate for money lost. and at para.23: In this case, there was no reason to deny pre-judgment interest on the lost years award.
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