What is the basis for an award for the costs of future care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Birkich v. Cantafio, 2016 BCSC 40 (CanLII):
Our Court of Appeal in Gignac v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2012 BCCA 351, described the basis for an award for the costs of future care in this way:
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