There are a number of ways to assess a plaintiff’s loss of future earning capacity. An “earnings approach” may be appropriate in cases where the loss is relatively easy to measure in a mathematical way. The “capital asset” approach is more appropriate in cases where the loss is not as easily measured, for example in the case of a young person whose career path is uncertain: Perren v. Lalari, 2010 BCCA 140 at paras. 12 and 32.
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