What is the test for assessing damages for future earning capacity losses?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Briggs v Guliker, 2019 BCSC 1441 (CanLII):

In Reilly v. Lynn, 2003 BCCA 49, the court summarized the relevant principles engaged in assessing damages for future earning capacity losses at paras. 100-101:

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