What is the current state of the law on loss of capacity for housekeeping services?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lewis v Gibson, 2018 BCSC 1713 (CanLII):
The plaintiff alleges he has lost the capacity to perform certain housekeeping duties, for which he must now either hire replacement services for or have family members perform. As set out in Kim v. Lin, 2018 BCCA 77, the plaintiff's loss of housekeeping capacity is appropriately compensated for by way of a pecuniary damages award, subject to contingencies. I refer to Bauman C.J.A.'s award in some length as it helpfully summarizes the law in this area:
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