What is the test for establishing an income loss?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dhaliwal v. Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp., 2015 BCSC 2147 (CanLII):
If the plaintiff is unable to prove a real and substantial possibility of a future event leading to an income loss, the inquiry ends. If established, the plaintiff may prove the quantification of such loss either on an "earnings approach" or a "capital assets approach". Morgan v. Galbraith, 2013 BCCA 305
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