What is the legal framework for loss of past earning capacity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Chavez-Salinas v. Tower, 2022 BCCA 43 (CanLII):

The judge began by setting out the legal framework for the loss of past earning capacity: Reasons at para. 447, citing Grewal v. Naumann, 2017 BCCA 158. He then described the basis for the appellant’s claim:

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