What is the test for determining the amount that is fair to a plaintiff in a civil matter?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Love v. Schumacher Estate, 2014 ONSC 4782 (CanLII):
I am mindful that neither side is wealthy. I also have regard to the proportionality principle enunciated in Boucher v. Public Acccountants Council 2004 CANLII 14579. The objective should be to fix an amount that is fair and reasonable.
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