What are the relevant legal principles for determining a loss of future earning capacity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Watt v Vick, 2021 BCSC 218 (CanLII):

In Reilly v. Lynn, 2003 BCCA 49 at para. 101, our Court of Appeal succinctly summarized the relevant legal principles for determining an award for loss of future earning capacity as follows:

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