Is a plaintiff required to tender expert evidence on the standard of care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Shave v Century 21 Assurance Realty Ltd., 2022 BCSC 183 (CanLII):
The general rule in respect of professional negligence cases is that the plaintiff is required to tender some expert evidence on the standard of care. However, like most general rules, there are exceptions. In Krawchuk v. Scherbak, 2011 ONCA 352, the court noted:
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