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Sengbusch v. Priest

• 1987 CanLII 2796 (BC SC)
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Civil Jury Instructions (Current to: November 01 2023)
   • Chapter 2. Procedure Before the Jury—CIVJI 1.02
     • III. Evidence [§2.3]
       • E. Expert Evidence [§2.8]
   • Chapter 26. Expert Evidence—General—CIVJI 4.20
     • III. Expert Evidence Rule [§26.3]
     • VI. First Step—Qualifications and Impartiality [§26.6]
2. Discovery Practice in British Columbia (Current to: January 15 2024)
   • Chapter 7. Physical Examination and Inspection as Discovery Tools
     • II. Physical/Medical Examination as a Discovery Tool [§7.2]
       • H. The Examiner’s Report [§7.45]
         • 2. Instructing the Expert: Pitfalls to Avoid [§7.47]
   • Chapter 8. Use of Discovery Evidence at Trial
     • V. Use of Medical/Physical Examination Reports at Trial [§8.25]
3. Expert Evidence in British Columbia Civil Proceedings (Current to: July 01 2021)
   • Chapter 2. What Is an Expert?
     • II. The Expert as Witness, Advisor, or Both? [§2.2]
       • B. The Expert as a Witness [§2.4]
     • III. Limits on Expert Testimony [§2.8]
       • E. Experts May Not Opine on Issues Outside Their Areas of Expertise [§2.13]
       • F. An Expert May Not Offer Argument Disguised as Opinion [§2.14]
       • H. An Expert Report Should Not Be Overly General [§2.16]
   • Chapter 3. Choosing an Expert
     • II. The Expert’s Qualifications [§3.2]
       • A. Who Is an Expert? [§3.3]
   • Chapter 4. Expert Opinions and Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues
     • II. British Columbia’s Approach to Expert Evidence [§4.2]
   • Chapter 6. Pre-trial Disclosure of Expert Opinions and Related Matters
     • I. Written Reports of Expert Opinion [§6.1]
       • C. Content of the Expert Report [§6.4]
         • 3. Facts and Assumptions in the Expert Report [§6.7]
   • Chapter 8. Attacking Expert Evidence
     • II. Challenging Expert Evidence on Threshold Issues [§8.2]
       • C. Evidence Must Be Necessary [§8.5]
     • VI. Challenging Expert Evidence through Other Avenues of Attack [§8.20]
       • H. Challenging the Expert Opinion as Argument Disguised as Evidence [§8.38]
4. Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia (Current to: October 15 2023)
   • Chapter 10. Evidence in Family Law Matters
     • I. Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases [§10.1]
       • C. Admissibility of Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases [§10.4]
   • Chapter 12. Costs in Family Law
     • III. Entitlement to Costs in Family Law Cases [§12.3]
       • C. Exceptions to the General Rule That Costs Follow the Event [§12.6]
         • 3. Conduct of the Case [§12.9]
5. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2020)
   • Chapter 13. Opinion Evidence
     • II. Admissibility of Expert Opinion Evidence [§13.2]
       • E. Introducing an Expert Opinion at Trial [§13.10]
         • 5. The Expert Opinion [§13.15]
6. Provincial Court Small Claims Handbook (Current to: July 15 2023)
   • Chapter 6. Trial Preparation in Small Claims Provincial Court
     • III. Witnesses at Trial [§6.5]
       • C. Expert Witnesses [§6.12]
         • 1. Preparing Expert Evidence [§6.13]