Does loss of earning capacity constitute a component of general damages?
New Brunswick, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jacob v. Roy, 2005 NBQB 421 (CanLII):
It is correct that prior to Vincent v. Abu-Bakare, trial judges may have by times recognized this loss as a component of non-pecuniary general damages by stating that the award for general damages was to include an amount for loss of earning capacity.
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