Is expert evidence on standard care admissible in negligence actions?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacEachern v. Rennie, 2009 BCSC 585 (CanLII):
In Burbank v. R.T.B., 2007 BCCA 215 our Court of Appeal observed that while expert evidence on the standard of care is not usually required in negligence actions, it may be capable of assisting the trier of fact and admissible as necessary in certain cases, particularly where the subject matter is beyond the common understanding of the judge or jury.
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