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White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co.

• 2015 SCC 23
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The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Administrative Law Practice Manual (Current to: May 01 2023)
   • Chapter 7. Evidence in Administrative Law Proceedings
     • VIII. Receipt of Evidence by the Tribunal [§7.11]
       • F. Expert Evidence [§7.17]
2. British Columbia Civil Trial Handbook (Current to: July 01 2021)
   • Chapter 3. Investigating the Civil Case and Gathering Evidence
     • III. Sources of Testimonial Evidence [§3.3]
       • D. Retaining Experts [§3.20]
         • 1. When to Seek Expert Evidence [§3.21]
         • 3. Background Research on the Expert [§3.23]
   • Chapter 5. Pre-trial Case Management in Civil Cases
     • IV. Managing the Progress of the Civil Case [§5.6]
       • E. Consider Whether Expert Evidence Is Required [§5.11]
   • Chapter 12. Objections at Trial
     • V. Common Objections [§12.19]
       • C. Expert Evidence [§12.39]
3. British Columbia Family Practice Manual (Current to: February 01 2023)
   • Chapter 12. Conducting a Family Law Trial in Supreme Court
     • III. Reviewing the Family File in Preparation for Trial [§12.7]
       • F. Using Expert Reports in the Family Law Trial [§12.13]
         • 5. Requirements of Expert Evidence Generally [§12.18]
4. British Columbia Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual (Current to: February 01 2024)
   • Chapter 10. Defences
     • III. Contributory Negligence [§10.5]
       • D. Application of Contributory Negligence [§10.9]
         • 4. Expert Evidence and the Seatbelt Defence [§10.21]
           • b. Substantive Admissibility of Expert Evidence [§10.23]
5. Civil Jury Instructions (Current to: November 01 2023)
   • Chapter 26. Expert Evidence—General—CIVJI 4.20
     • III. Expert Evidence Rule [§26.3]
     • VI. First Step—Qualifications and Impartiality [§26.6]
6. 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
     • II. Opinion Evidence at Trial [§1.7]
       • C. When Opinion Evidence Is Allowed [§1.10]
         • 2. Expert Opinion [§1.12]
           • a. Expert Witness Defined [§1.13]
     • III. Admissibility of Expert Evidence [§1.15]
       • A. The Four-part “Mohan” Test [§1.16]
       • B. Evidence Must Be Relevant [§1.17]
       • E. Expert Must Be Properly Qualified [§1.24]
     • VII. Expert Evidence and Procedural Reform [§1.36]
   • Chapter 2. What Is an Expert?
     • I. Introduction to the Expert Witness [§2.1]
     • II. The Expert as Witness, Advisor, or Both? [§2.2]
       • B. The Expert as a Witness [§2.4]
       • C. The Expert in Dual Roles [§2.5]
         • 1. Privilege and the Testifying Expert [§2.6]
     • III. Limits on Expert Testimony [§2.8]
   • Chapter 3. Choosing an Expert
     • II. The Expert’s Qualifications [§3.2]
       • E. The Client or Client’s Agent as Expert [§3.7]
   • Chapter 4. Expert Opinions and Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues
     • II. British Columbia’s Approach to Expert Evidence [§4.2]
     • III. Specific Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues [§4.5]
       • A. Expert, Not Advocate, for Any Party [§4.6]
   • Chapter 5. Briefing the Expert Witness
     • I. Informing the Expert of What Is Expected [§5.1]
     • II. Sources of the Expert’s Information [§5.3]
       • D. The Expert’s Reliance on Authoritative Works [§5.17]
         • 4. Novel Scientific Theory [§5.21]
   • Chapter 6. Pre-trial Disclosure of Expert Opinions and Related Matters
     • I. Written Reports of Expert Opinion [§6.1]
       • B. Intent of the Rules Governing Expert Evidence [§6.3]
     • III. Expert Opinions in Other Civil Proceedings [§6.22]
       • E. Expert Evidence in Labour Arbitrations [§6.27]
   • Chapter 7. Calling Expert Evidence
     • I. Introduction to Calling Expert Evidence at Trial [§7.1]
     • III. Calling the Expert Witness at Trial [§7.3]
       • A. Qualifying the Witness as an Expert [§7.4]
         • 2. Establishing the Expert’s Requisite Qualifications [§7.6]
   • Chapter 8. Attacking Expert Evidence
     • II. Challenging Expert Evidence on Threshold Issues [§8.2]
       • A. General Criteria for Admissibility of Expert Evidence [§8.3]
     • III. Challenging the Expert’s Qualifications [§8.7]
       • A. Expert’s Special Knowledge and Experience [§8.8]
     • VI. Challenging Expert Evidence through Other Avenues of Attack [§8.20]
       • D. Challenging the Expert’s Objectivity [§8.32]
         • 1. Interest in the Outcome of the Litigation [§8.33]
   • Chapter 10. Expert Evidence and Administrative Tribunals
     • I. The Nature of Administrative Tribunals and Expert Evidence [§10.1]
     • III. The Requirement of Natural Justice [§10.3]
7. Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia (Current to: October 15 2023)
   • Chapter 2. Parenting and Care of Children
     • XIV. Parental Alienation and Disrupted Parent-child Relationships [§2.71]
       • A. Evidentiary Requirements for Parental Alienation [§2.72]
     • XVIII. Assessments and Reports about Children [§2.84]
   • 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]
     • II. Evidence Related to the Best Interests of the Child [§10.14]
       • A. Court-appointed Assessments and Reports Relating to Children [§10.15]
8. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2020)
   • Chapter 1. The Basic Concepts of the Law of Evidence
     • V. Consider Exclusionary Rules of Evidence [§1.5]
       • B. Opinion Evidence [§1.7]
   • Chapter 8. Confessions and Admissions of Accused Persons
     • II. Voluntariness of a Confession [§8.2]
       • B. Voir Dire on Voluntariness of a Confession [§8.9]
         • 2. Examination and Cross-examination on the Voir Dire on Voluntariness [§8.11]
   • Chapter 13. Opinion Evidence
     • I. Admissibility of Opinion Evidence [§13.1]
     • II. Admissibility of Expert Opinion Evidence [§13.2]
       • A. Criteria for Admissibility of Expert Opinion [§13.3]
         • 1. Relevance [§13.4]
         • 2. Necessity [§13.5]
         • 3. Qualified Expert [§13.6]
       • E. Introducing an Expert Opinion at Trial [§13.10]
         • 5. The Expert Opinion [§13.15]
       • F. Challenging Expert Evidence [§13.16]
9. 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]