What is the test for assessing the likelihood of a plaintiff’s future work life after the accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacKenzie v John Doe, 2018 BCSC 104 (CanLII):
The court is to compare the likely future of the plaintiff’s working life had the accident not happened with his likely future work life after the accident: see Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144 at para. 32.
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