What is the test for admissibility of expert opinion evidence in a civil matter?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Makara v. Weihmann, 2005 BCSC 1667 (CanLII):
It is as against the foregoing that the criteria of admissibility of expert opinion evidence as set out in Mohan and applied in the civil context in Homolka v. Harris, 2002 BCCA 262 [Homolka], fall to be assessed. The four criteria are relevance, necessity, the lack of any other exclusionary rule, and a properly qualified expert. THE POSITION OF THE PLAINTIFF
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