What is the role of the solicitor in presenting the case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Li v. Giesinger, 2015 BCSC 2414 (CanLII):

It is the solicitor, not the expert, who knows what is needed to properly present the case: Bereti v. Schuette, [1980] B.C.J. No. 802 at para. 18.

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