What is the appropriate approach when a plaintiff does not have a history of earnings or established career path?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Dikey v. Samieian, 2008 BCSC 604 (CanLII):

Several cases have addressed the approach appropriate when a plaintiff does not have a history of earnings or established career path. See Joyce v. Dorvault, 2007 BCSC 786, [2008] B.C.W.L.D. 1211, at para. 37:

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