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Onassis v Vegottis

Onassis and Calogeropoulos v Vergottis [1968] 2 Lloyd's Rep 403
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1968
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The assessment of a witness's credibility involves more than demeanour: a court must consider whether the witness is truthful, whether an honest witness has accurately perceived and registered events, and whether his memory has since been distorted by the passage of time, unconscious bias, wishful thinking or discussion with others.

Area of Law

General

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