The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal from a District Court judgment dismissing a sexual assault damages claim, holding that the applicant had no realistic prospect of overturning the trial judge's credit-based findings under the [name withheld] v [name withheld] standard. The case turned entirely on the particular evidence and the trial judge's assessment of witness credibility in a 'she said: he said' case. [name withheld] additionally noted that the amount involved appeared to be less than $100,000.
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