What is the test for determining professional negligence?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Power v. Goodram, 2012 ABQB 50 (CanLII):
I disagree. While as a general rule a determination of professional negligence requires expert evidence, external indicators of reasonable conduct, such as custom, industry practice, and statutory or regulatory standard, may be used to discover the standard: Krawchuk v. Scherbak, 2011 ONCA 352 at paras 131-132.
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