What is the current state of the law on the cost of future care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Howell v Machi, 2017 BCSC 1806 (CanLII):
In Harrington v. Sangha, 2011 BCSC 1035 at para. 150, the trial judge said this about the cost of future care: The criterion to be used in addressing a claim for the cost of care is whether a reasonably minded person of ample means would be ready to incur the expense for which an award is sought. …While the courts should consider the medical justification for claims, the test is not “medical necessity”.
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