“Third one’s the charm”? – not when it comes to experts!
“Justice delayed is justice denied.” This legal maxim haunts the Canadian legal system, where court resources are thin and delays result in hundreds of cases being stayed (i.e., discontinued as continuation would bring the judicial system into disrepute).In response to this, legislatures are bringing in limits on how many expert witnesses or reports may be brought into a lawsuit. For example, section 7 of the Canada Evidence Act limits each party.
