What is the test for impeaching credibility of a witness?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pawlett v. Dominion Protection Services Ltd., 2008 ABCA 369 (CanLII):
The rule in Browne v. Dunn requires that a party wishing to impeach the credibility of a witness on a particular point must put the contradicting evidence to that witness in cross-examination, thereby affording the witness an opportunity of explaining or answering the evidence led against him or her.
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