Is impairment or loss of ability to do work within the home compensable as a pecuniary loss?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sohal v. Singh, 2017 BCSC 734 (CanLII):
It is well established that the impairment or loss of one’s ability to do work within the home is compensable as a pecuniary loss: McTavish v. MacGillivray et al., 2000 BCCA 164.
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