Exercise caution in consultation on expert witness reports
Can lawyers consult with their own expert witnesses following the creation of a draft expert report? And do they have to hold on to any draft reports created and provided by them to opposing counsel?...
View ArticleAppeal court clarifies which expert witnesses covered by new rule
In a unanimous ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal has cleared up a cloud of confusion that has plagued the personal injury bar for several years over which expert witnesses must comply with rule 53.03...
View ArticleExpert witnesses need not be independent, Supreme Court rules
Expert witnesses who are not independent can nonetheless provide independent testimony — so ruled the Supreme Court of Canada today in White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton, a finely...
View Article‘Expert’ witnesses and the groundbreaking pot ruling
The ongoing haze around shifting pot legislation in Canada got a little less cloudy last week with a ruling by Federal Court Justice Michael Phelan. Coverage of Allard v. Canada — predictably — focused...
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