by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 11, 2019 | Admissibility of expert evidence
In 2019, the courts of British Columbia introduced an amendment to their rules, which provided that parties in road traffic cases were limited to three expert reports on the issue of damages. In the case of Crowder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2019 BCSC...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 6, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
The evidence of a forensic document examiner was rejected by a Canadian court in a case concerning the validity of a will. The evidence as to execution by the witnesses was accepted by the court. “Ms. Lewis was never provided with nor did she ever see the...
by Emma Jane Prendergast BL | Oct 29, 2019 | Admissibility of expert evidence
Rule 11-8 Supreme Court Civil Rules was enacted on 11 February 2019 by a decision of government, without seeking approval from the Rules Revision Committee. Rule 11-8 limited parties to three experts in motor vehicle claims, but was intended to apply to all injury...
