In what circumstances will a court refuse to grant restitution to a party whose assets were acquired through illegal activity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Kim v Choi, 2019 BCSC 437 (CanLII):

In Daemore v. Von Windheim, 2011 BCSC 1523, Voith J. refused to grant restitution where one party had secured an unjust windfall acquired through illegal activity.

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