What is the test to prevent the application of an adverse inference?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Tabah v Bress, 2018 BCSC 185 (CanLII):

In my view, the criteria expressed in Djukic v. Hahn preventing the application of an adverse inference would apply equally to the case at hand.

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