Summary
The rules of civil procedure for courts in some provinces have recently been amended to add specific reporting and certification requirements to be used in submitting expert opinion evidence for the courts. These amendments themselves do not amend the Standards published by the Appraisal Institute of Canada. Generally speaking, the Standards establish minimum reporting requirements and ethical rules. Therefore, the court's own rules amendments are supplemental reporting and ethical obligations to the Standards. Rules not adopted in all provinces may soon be coming to your local courtroom. Therefore, when acting as an expert it is important to know the rules you must work within to ensure your opinions are accepted and relied upon by the courts.
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Expert Witness - Scope of Work
The rules of civil procedure for courts in some provinces have recently been amended to add specific reporting and certification requirements to be used in submitting expert opinion evidence for the courts. The...
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