What is the standard of proof for a plaintiff to claim lost income?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Healey v Chung, 2019 BCSC 1429 (CanLII):
The court must consider the plaintiff’s pre-accident capacity to earn income contrasted with his capacity after the accident. The standard of proof for both types of lost income claims is based on a real and substantial possibility of such losses and not on mere speculation: see Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458.
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