30. In most cases involving a claim of professional negligence, expert evidence is required to prove the professional standard of care. However, some cases have found that the standard of care owed by a home inspector is simply that of a reasonable visual inspection done in accordance with the relevant provincial standards (see Biggs v. Harris, [1999] O.J. No 4831, cited in Calder, above).
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