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Privest Properties Ltd. v. Foundation Co. of Canada Ltd.

• 1995 CanLII 3385 (BC SC)
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• 1997 CanLII 2886 (BC CA)
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• 1997 CanLII 11546 (BC CA)
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• [1997] S.C.C.A. No. 216 (QL)
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The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Business Disputes (Current to: August 01 2016)
   • Chapter 16. Professional Negligence
     • III. Nature of the Duty of Care [§16.5]
       • B. To Whom the Duty of Care Is Owed [§16.8]
         • 2. Duty to Others [§16.10]
           • d. Building Professionals [§16.14]
2. Civil Jury Instructions (Current to: November 01 2023)
   • Chapter 26. Expert Evidence—General—CIVJI 4.20
     • IX. Expert Writings/Reports Introduced in Cross-examination of an Expert Witness [§26.12]
3. Expert Evidence in British Columbia Civil Proceedings (Current to: July 01 2021)
   • Chapter 1. Expert Evidence in the Context of the Law of Evidence at Large
     • VI. Effective Use of Expert Evidence [§1.29]
       • A. Experts Introduce Learned Treatises [§1.30]
   • Chapter 5. Briefing the Expert Witness
     • II. Sources of the Expert’s Information [§5.3]
       • A. The Expert’s Reliance on Hearsay in Forming Their Opinions [§5.4]
         • 5. Quotations from Learned Treatises in Expert Opinions [§5.9]
       • D. The Expert’s Reliance on Authoritative Works [§5.17]
         • 1. Accepted Authoritative Works [§5.18]
   • Chapter 8. Attacking Expert Evidence
     • VI. Challenging Expert Evidence through Other Avenues of Attack [§8.20]
       • C. Challenging the Use of Authoritative Literature [§8.31]
     • VII. The Court’s Response to the Expert Opinion [§8.44]
       • A. Weighing Conflicting Opinions [§8.45]