Can a party rely on a late-filed expert report?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nichols v McGillis, 2019 NSSC 85 (CanLII):
In Wareham v. Ross, 2010 NSSC 140, the court was faced with a motion to allow an expert report. The court reviewed the fact that the cases concerning late expert reports under the old Rule 31.08 were still of application. In dismissing the motion, Hood, J reviewed the burden on the party seeking leave to rely on a late-filed expert report and the factors to consider:
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