Is expert evidence necessary to establish the costs of future care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brodeur v. Provincial Health Services Authority, 2016 BCSC 968 (CanLII):
While expert evidence is necessary to establish the costs of future care, it need not be from a physician. The court must be satisfied, however, that an evidentiary link exists between a physician’s assessment of pain or disability and the recommended treatment and care: Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144 at para. 39.
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