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.
Things to consider: If buying and selling real estate, being the multifaceted situation that it is, finds itself sometimes even too complex for trained professionals in some situations, requiring the addition of other trained professionals such
as lawyers, inspectors, insurance pro's, appraisers, land surveyors, tax specialists, financial planning and estate management people or companies, divorce specialists, grief counsellors,
expert witnesses, construction people, builder issues, mortgage fraud professionals, banking backup people, ex pat and non-resident specialists, immigration rules and regs, investment counsellors, to help unravel oddities and eventualities, just imagine the Rubik's cube the journey represents to the average, unrepresented buyer or seller, perhaps even ones in the midst of it while trying to digest a purchase or sale, going through a divorce or dealing with a grieving relative, due to a death in the family, even more
especially where English is not that individual's first language.