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=== The expert’s report === | === The expert’s report === | ||
Rule 13-6 (1) has specific requirements for an expert’s report. An expert report must: | |||
* | *be signed by the expert, | ||
* | *include the certification required under Rule 13-2(2), and | ||
* | *set out the following: | ||
::(a) the expert's name, address and area of expertise | ::(a) the expert's name, address and area of expertise, | ||
::(b) the expert's qualifications and employment and educational experience in his or her area of expertise | ::(b) the expert's qualifications and employment and educational experience in his or her area of expertise, | ||
::(c) the instructions provided to the expert in relation to the family law case | ::(c) the instructions provided to the expert in relation to the family law case, | ||
::(d) the nature of the opinion being sought and the issues in the family law case to which the opinion relates | ::(d) the nature of the opinion being sought and the issues in the family law case to which the opinion relates, | ||
::(e) the expert's opinion respecting those issues | ::(e) the expert's opinion respecting those issues, | ||
::(f) the expert's reasons for his or her opinion, including | ::(f) the expert's reasons for his or her opinion, including | ||
:::(i) a description of the factual assumptions on which the opinion is based, | :::(i) a description of the factual assumptions on which the opinion is based, |