What factors will be used to assess the credibility of a witness in a court case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Fowler v Ford, 2021 BCSC 324 (CanLII):

Justice Dillon sets out the well-known factors for assessing credibility in Bradshaw v. Stenner, 2010 BCSC 1398 at para. 186, aff’d 2012 BCCA 296:

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