What is the standard of professional competence required to produce expert evidence in a medical malpractice case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Vancouver Home Solutions Ltd. v. Imtiyaz Hasan also known as Taz Hasan, 2021 BCCRT 587 (CanLII):
28. Where the subject matter is technical, or beyond common understanding, it is often necessary to produce expert evidence to determine the appropriate standard of professional competence: Bergen v. Guliker, 2015 BCCA 283 at paragraph 119.
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