What is the test for assessing future care for an injured person?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Noftle v Bartosch, 2018 BCSC 766 (CanLII):

In Andrews v. Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd., 1978 CanLII 1 (SCC), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 229 [Andrews] Dickson J. summarized the basic principles for assessing future care: At para. 25, he opined: Money is a barren substitute for health and personal happiness, but to the extent within reason that money can be used to sustain or improve the mental and physical health of the injured person it may properly form part of a claim.

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