What are the relevant principles for assessing the credibility of a witness?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.K. v S.M, 2021 BCSC 241 (CanLII):
The relevant principles for assessing witnesses’ credibility are discussed in the frequently cited passages of Justice O’Halloran in Faryna v. Chorny, [1951] 2 D.L.R. 354 at 357 (B.C.C.A.) and Justice Dillon in Bradshaw v. Stenner, 2010 BCSC 1398 at para. 186. I have applied those principles here.
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