What is the test for a conviction for breach of trust?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Nielsen, 2017 ONCJ 446 (CanLII):
[49] A conviction for breach of trust does not necessarily require proof of a benefit accruing to the offender as stated in Regina v. Lawson, [2001] O.J. No. 1562 at paragraph 41, and I quote:
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