A plaintiff claiming past economic loss need not identify specific employment opportunities foregone; evidence that the plaintiff's injury caused her to refrain from seeking employment in her preferred field of work, for which she was suited, is sufficient to establish that impaired earning capacity was productive of financial loss. The interaction between damages quantum and the statutory costs cap under s 55F(3)(a) of the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 (Qld) may be relevant to the grant of leave to appeal under s 118 of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld).
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