What is the quantum of a monetary remedy?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Grewal v Litt, 2019 BCSC 1154 (CanLII):

The quantum of a monetary remedy may be assessed either on a “value received” or a “value survived” basis. As Groberman J.A. (for the court) explained in McDonald v. McDonald, 2017 BCCA 255, at para. 84:

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