The 'solid obstacle' and 'path to conviction' metaphors from Shah and Morabito, as cited in Klamo, do not add any gloss or additional requirement to the M v The Queen test for unsafe and unsatisfactory verdicts, and are generally inapt for cases turning on credibility. Where a complainant recants peripheral details but maintains core allegations, and independent corroborating evidence supports the core allegations, the verdicts may be sustained. Failure to refer to delay in sentencing remarks, where delay was the subject of detailed submissions, implies the sentencing judge overlooked it.
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