How is lost income earning capacity assessed in the context of loss of income for the purposes of a disability assessment?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Tan v. Mintzler and Miller, 2016 BCSC 1183 (CanLII):

Any assessment of lost income earning capacity must be assessed with both positive and negative contingencies in mind: Hay v. Hofmannn, 1999 BCCA 26 at para. 67.

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