What is the most reliable evidence in a civil case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from P.C. Bang Pacific Theatre Ltd. v Klar Enterprises Inc., 2019 BCSC 759 (CanLII):
In the face of inconsistencies in the evidence of the witnesses, especially in a case where the trial is many years later, the most reliable evidence is likely to be found in contemporaneous written documentation (Wu v. Sun-Gifford, 2001 BCSC 191 at paras. 28-29):
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