Is it inappropriate to make an award for services that a plaintiff has not used in the past or is unlikely to use in the future?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tomas v Sticha, 2019 BCSC 1204 (CanLII):
I also agree that it is inappropriate to make an award for services that a plaintiff has not used in the past or is unlikely to use in the future. In this regard, see Izony v. Weidlich, 2006 BCSC 1315 at para. 74.
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