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

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Harmati v. Williams, 2016 BCSC 2199 (CanLII):

As noted above, there are two approaches available in assessing loss of earning capacity: the earnings approach and the capital asset approach. These approaches were differentiated by Skolrood J. in Cornish v. Khunkhun, 2015 BCSC 52:

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