Can a restriction on the number of experts that can be called in motor vehicle cases be challenged?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sharma v Chui, 2019 BCSC 2115 (CanLII):
That challenge was allowed in reasons issued on October 24, 2019: Crowder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2019 BCSC 1824. The Chief Justice held the restriction on the number of experts that can be called, absent consent of the parties, in motor vehicle cases was both ultra vires the governing legislation and unconstitutional.
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