What is the range of awards in trust for a seriously injured plaintiff?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Luck v Shack, 2019 BCSC 1172 (CanLII):

Awards in-trust are “generally limited to seriously injured plaintiffs for support services beyond those normally to be expected in a marital or family relationship”: Farand v. Seidel, 2013 BCSC 323 at para. 99, referring to Ellis v. Star, 2008 BCCA 164.

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