foreign authorities

Foreign authorities support the principle that if a second opinion, an independent medical opinion, is requested, it should be permitted and that commissions, tribunals, and courts are not bound by expert opinions but must consider sufficiency of evidence including independent expert evidence.

“if there is a request for a second opinion , an independent medical opinion , that should be permitted . And the foreign authorities support the same ... a commission and a tribunal and a court are not bound by an expert opinion ... standard is for sufficiency of evidence and , importantly , independent expert evidence on the issue”