What is the current state of the law on loss of future earning capacity damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gauthier v Dubois, 2018 BCSC 229 (CanLII):
There are two approaches to assessing such damages identified in the jurisprudence: the “earnings approach” and the “capital asset approach.” The distinction was explained by Kent J. in Hoy v. Williams, 2014 BCSC 234, as follows, at paras. 153-161: Loss of Future Earning Capacity
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