What is the test for wilful conduct in contempt of the BCCA?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from G.A.C. v. I.C., 2006 BCPC 380 (CanLII):
Although the conduct alleged to constitute contempt must be wilful, all that needs to be established is that the conduct was deliberate in the sense that it was not accidental or unintentional: Ebrahim v. Ebrahim 2000 BCCA 398 at para. 10.
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