In what circumstances will a judge draw adverse inferences when evidence is not available?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sharma v. Sharma, 2022 MBQB 27 (CanLII):
In Felbel v. Felbel, 2007 MBQB 150, Little J. stated at para. 17, “When evidence obviously relevant and necessary is missing, judges are entitled to draw adverse inferences, and often will”.
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