How to assess credibility when faced with conflicting stories?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ackley v. Audette, 2015 BCSC 1272 (CanLII):

Madam Justice Dillon provided very helpful guidance for assessing credibility when faced with conflicting stories in Bradshaw v. Stenner, 2010 BCSC 1398, aff’d 2012 BCCA 296:

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