What is the legal framework that informs an award for loss of earning capacity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Raptis v Chalabiani, 2017 BCSC 1548 (CanLII):

The legal framework that informs an award for loss of earning capacity was instructively summarized by Madam Justice Dardi in Midgley v. Nguyen, 2013 BCSC 693:

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