What is the current state of the law on experts’ reports?

i recently considered an issue very similar to this, in Leverman v. City of Prince George (BCSC Prince George No. 25657 April 26, 2000). I will not repeat all of the considerations from that case, but several authorities should be revisited. In Bell v. Fantini (#2) (1981) 1981 CanLII 614 (BC SC), 32 B.C.L.R. 322, the court listed nine possible reasons for reducing or disallowing the cost of experts’ reports, of which only one may have application to this case: when the contents of a report are significantly recanted on cross-examination;