What is the current state of the law in assessing the credibility of witnesses?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hanson-Tasker v Ewart, 2022 BCSC 432 (CanLII):

The following quote from Bradshaw v. Stenner, 2010 BCSC 1398, provides a succinct summary of the law regarding the assessment of the credibility of witnesses:

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