What are the implications of a loss of a personal capacity award for replacement housekeeping costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Boyetchko v Mentias, 2021 BCSC 172 (CanLII):
There is no obligation to demonstrate that replacement housekeeping costs were actually incurred since the award reflects a loss of a personal capacity: O’Connell v. Yung, 2012 BCCA 57 at para. 67.
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