When assessing past loss of income or earning capacity, does the court consider past loss in income or future earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brundige v Bolton, 2018 BCSC 1843 (CanLII):
The same test applies when assessing past loss of income or earning capacity. In both situations the court is considering a hypothetical event; what would have happened in the past but for the injury: Grewal v. Naumann, 2017 BCCA 158 at paras. 44‑46.
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