What are the factors that determine whether a witness should be allowed to cross-examinate on cross-examination?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Guest v. MacDonald, 2012 NSSC 452 (CanLII):
The last of the four factors needs to be understood in light of the proposition that cross-examination, rather than the rule against leading on direct, is the main tool for testing credibility: Kings (County) v. Berwick (Town), para. 40 and 42; Jeffrie v. Hendriksen, para. 49 and 57.
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