What is the current state of the law on compensation for past loss of earning capacity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Slater v Gorden, 2017 BCSC 2265 (CanLII):

In Karim v. Li, 2015 BCSC 498 at paras. 130-133, Mr. Justice Abrioux discussed the purpose and framework for determining the appropriate award for past loss of earning capacity, and the task of awarding compensation for pecuniary loss that has resulted from an inability to work.

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