The Supreme Court of Canada recently outlined in White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23 (“White Burgess”) that lack of independence of an expert report can go to the threshold question of admissibility. This case builds upon the principles in the landmark decision R v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9 (“Mohan”), which serves as the starting point for assessing the admissibility of expert evidence. Mohan sets out four threshold requirements for the admi

On November 25, 2015, the B.C. Chapter of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (“FACL BC”) held its 4th Annual Gala at the Vancouver Convention Centre. More than 270 lawyers, judges and law students attended the popular event. By way of background, FACL was founded in Toronto in 2007 by members with an interest in promoting equity, justice and opportunity for Asian Canadians in the legal profession and the wider community. FACL BC was subsequently founded in 2011. There w