What is the impact of Rule 9-1(4) of the Rules of Civil Procedure on a plaintiff's credibility?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Luckett v Chahal, 2017 BCSC 1983 (CanLII):
But what happened here is that the plaintiff, well aware of the significant credibility issues at stake, chose to gamble or “take his chances” by going to trial and lost. He should live with the consequences which Rule 9-1(4) seeks to avoid: Wafler v. Trinh, 2014 BCCA 95 at para. 81.
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