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Treating Health Care Providers (Physicians) – Can they provide expert or other evidence at trial?

Can A Treating Medical Practitioner Give Evidence at Trial? By Charles Thompson, QTMG Injury and Accident Lawyers, Ottawa, on June 2, 2015 In the recent case of Westerhof v Gee Estate, 2015 ONCA 206, the Ontario Court of Appeal discussed the distinction between a litigation expert (an expert retained by counsel to give expert opinion evidence), and a participant expert (an expert such as a doctor who has formed an opinion based on their own involvement with the events at issue and is called by counsel to give that opinion). The court concluded that it is not necessary for a participant expert to produce an expert’s report in accordance with Rule 53.03 in order to give their expert opinion at trial. The Westerhof decision is significant for the …

Ottawa Annual Law Day Fun Run and Walk – QTMG Injury Lawyers participate again in this great event!

Law Day Fun Run and Walk I would like to say a huge thank you to staff and lawyers at QTMG Injury lawyers for participating again in the annual Law Day Fun Run and Walk. This year was the 20th Anniversary of the Run! The injury lawyers, law clerks and law students at QTMG Injury Lawyers joined fellow lawyers and legal support staff in the Annual 5K Fun Run & Walk which commenced at Marion Dewar Plaza in front of Ottawa City Hall. This year’s charity partner was the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa Charitable Foundation, a great local charitable organization. Marc-Nicholas Quinn Partner QTMG Injury and Accident Lawyers 613-315-4878