Can a report critiquing a section 211 report be inadmissible?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from P.G.E. v. H.R.C., 2016 BCSC 1316 (CanLII):
A report critiquing a s. 211 report prepared by another expert may not be relevant and be thus inadmissible: Hejzlar v. Mitchell-Hejzlar, 2010 BCSC 1139. In Hejzlar at para. 11, the court noted that when critiquing a s. 211 report:
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