Is loss of housekeeping capacity a non-pecuniary loss?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hale v Hill, 2021 BCSC 1147 (CanLII):
McTavish v. McGillivray, 2000 BCCA 164 suggests the loss of housekeeping capacity should be treated as non-pecuniary where the plaintiff is still able to perform household tasks with difficulty or has decided they need not be done.
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