What is considered to be "outside ordinary knowledge" of electrical preparation work for an electrical installation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tran v. Yu, 2020 BCCRT 425 (CanLII):
15. I find that the necessary preparation work for an electrical installation, including the number, size, and method of holes to be cut for wiring, is outside ordinary knowledge. I find this issue requires expert opinion from an electrician (see Bergen v. Guliker, 2015 BCCA 283). While the tribunal’s evidentiary rules are flexible, I am not prepared to accept the applicant’s hearsay evidence about what unnamed electricians said about the respondent’s work.
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