How have courts dealt with conflicting evidence in a civil matter?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Pedneault v. Meridian Marine Industries and another, 2017 BCHRT 50 (CanLII):

However, where there are significant differences in the versions of events put forward by the parties on issues that are crucial to a determination of the matter, a hearing will often be necessary to test the conflicting evidence: Keller v. Canada West Promotions, 2006 BCHRT 553 at para. 11.

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