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An expert called to give an opinion wishes to give an account of experiments he performed for the…

Section 45 provides that whenever the opinion of a living person is relevant, the grounds on which it is based are also relevant. The illustration to section 45 says an…

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An expert called to give an opinion wishes to give an account of experiments he performed for the purpose of forming that opinion. May he do so?

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Section 45 provides that whenever the opinion of a living person is relevant, the grounds on which it is based are also relevant. The illustration to section 45 says an expert may give an account of experiments performed by him to form his opinion, so the answer is "Yes, because the grounds of a relevant opinion are also relevant". The experiments need not be done in Court or published.

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