Online Practice Manuals

Somers v. MacLellan

• 2023 BCSC 1449
  • Go to CanLII for full text
• 2022 BCSC 2304
  • Go to CanLII for full text

The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual (Current to: February 01 2025)
   • Chapter 10. Defences
     • III. Contributory Negligence [§10.5]
       • D. Application of Contributory Negligence [§10.9]
         • 1. Voluntarily Riding with an Impaired Driver [§10.10]
   • Chapter 13. Assessment of Damages in Motor Vehicle Accident Claims
     • II. Non-Pecuniary General Damages in Personal Injury Actions [§13.2]
       • A. Basis of General Damages Award [§13.3]
2. Expert Evidence in British Columbia Civil Proceedings (Current to: June 01 2025)
   • Chapter 5. Instructing the Expert Witness
     • III. Instructing the Expert [§5.3]
       • C. Key Topics of Instruction [§5.6]
         • 2. Nature of Opinions Requested [§5.8]
   • Chapter 6. Preparation of the Written Expert Opinion and Disclosure Pre-Trial
     • 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
     • VI. Challenging Expert Evidence through Other Avenues of Attack [§8.20]
       • A. Challenging Facts on Which the Opinion Is Based [§8.21]
         • 1. Expert’s Inferences [§8.22]
           • a. Facts on Which the Opinion Is Based [§8.23]