What are the principles that apply to assessing loss of future earning capacity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Gilbert v. Bottle, 2011 BCSC 1389 (CanLII):

In Reilly v. Lynn, 2003 BCCA 49, the principles that apply to assessing loss of future earning capacity were comprehensively summarized. Low J.A. stated as follows in this regard:

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