Sentences with phrase «cited by their expert witnesses»

In today's case (Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia) the Plaintiffs, who are suing the government of BC arguing certain Provincial health - care laws are unconstitutional, sought to introduce articles and texts cited by their expert witnesses into evidence.

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R.E.M. and B.M. (also Griecken, [2009] O.J. No. 5037 at 24 — 25) cite Bell, [1997] N.W.T.J. No. 18 (CA) at para 28:... Where, as here, expert evidence is offered by the defence, in its efforts to make full answer and defence, a trial court should not impose, as noted in Mohan, too strict a standard for the necessity of such evidence, especially where as here the witness recognized the need to avoid crossing into the jury's domain.

-LSB-...] The Alberta Law Reform Institute considered whether the New Rules should allow litigants to be assisted by a «McKenzie friend» adopting the definition of a McKenzie friend as being a -LSB-...] The McKenzie friend's support may range from a role similar to a legal expert (prompting the litigant to make useful points and representations, and examination of witnesses and giving -LSB-...] The rationale for allowing a McKenzie friend is fairness to self - represented litigants: R. v. Leicester City Justice; ex parte Barrow, [1991] 3 All E.R. 935, cited in CM 12.18 -LSB-...]