Can a dentist who wants to express his opinion at trial?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ocean v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2010 NSSC 315 (CanLII):
This issue was dealt with in the case of Handley v. Punnett, 2003 BCSC 294, which involved a dentist who was being sued for professional negligence and who wanted to express an expert opinion at trial. During the course of rendering his decision Burnyeat, J. stated at ¶ 19 - ¶ 20:
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