What is the test for calculating the range of expenses that a plaintiff would have incurred in the course of earning a living?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rewcastle v. Sieben, 2001 ABQB 662 (CanLII):
The question asked by the economists is how broadly or how narrowly do we “calculate the expenses that the victim would have incurred in the course of earning a living we predict he would earn”. And what about the expenses directly related to earning income for example, cost of education, professional membership and technical equipment (para. 11, Duncan v. Baddeley, Fruman, J.A.)? DECISION Liability
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