How should the BCSC assess the testimony of witnesses from other cultures or where English is a second language?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kim v Choi, 2019 BCSC 437 (CanLII):
Caution should be exercised in assessing the testimony of witnesses from other cultures or where English is a second language and the evidence is received through an interpreter. The reason for caution was explained in Fu v. Zhu, 2018 BCSC 9 at paras. 39-42:
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