Week Eight: Experts

 

• The Scope of Expert Evidence - Expert Evidence in British Columbia Proceedings, 3rd ed. Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, 2011.

• Strategic use of experts – which experts and why?

• Cross examination of experts – Fabretti v. Singh excerpt from trial; miscellaneous case examples.

• Dealing with Experts: Closing Submissions and Closing Index in Aberdeen.

• Sammartino v. Hiebert (1988), 21 BCLR (2d) 251.

• Main Judgment relates to Klonoff: Sammartino v. Hiebert (1996), BCSC 2959.

• Special Costs: Sammartino v. Hiebert (1997), 37 BCLR (3d) 308.

 

Lecture Notes:

• Week 8: See papers

  • Admissibility of expert reports and objections to expert reports - Kazimirski M, The Legal and Ethical Obligations of Experts, TLABC December 2010 Conference on Chronic Pain.

  • Independent medical examinations and expert witnesses: The Medical Expert Witness: A Practical Guide for Doctors (Michael J. Slater, QC).