The issue in this application was the admissibility of an expert report. The reports were challenged, inter alia, on the grounds that they were not necessary, that they usurped the function of the judge or jury, and that they contained opinions on matters of law. The Court reviewed both reports which contained assessments of negligence, interpreted and applied the Collision …
Full SummaryArmonikos Corporation Ltd. v. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, 2002 FCT 526
This was an application by the Defendant for an extension of time to file rebuttal expert evidence. The primary ground argued was that the report had not been filed in time because of the illness of Defendant’s counsel. The Prothonotary allowed the application and in doing so identified the applicable test as being: a continuing intention to pursue the application; …
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