What is the test for credibility in findings of fact and inferences drawn from the facts?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Goldstein v. Canada, 2014 FCA 27 (CanLII):
Findings of credibility, findings of fact and inferences drawn from the facts are owed deference by an appeal court. They may be interfered with only if a palpable and overriding error is demonstrated (Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 (CanLII), [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235, at paragraphs 10 to 15 and 19 to 25). A palpable error is one that is obvious. An overriding error is one that goes to the very core of the outcome of the case.
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