What is the test for credibility in medical malpractice?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hakimpour v Grimm, 2021 BCSC 1701 (CanLII):
In making credibility findings, as set out in Bradshaw v. Stenner, 2010 BCSC 1398, at para. 186, aff’d 2012 BCCA 296, the central consideration is whether the evidence is consistent with the probabilities as a whole in existence at the time:
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