Does a defendant have to prove that he or she made a wilful false statement to a plaintiff?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Khinda v. I.C.B.C., 2007 BCPC 247 (CanLII):
The defendant bears the onus of establishing that a willfully false statement was made: Gill v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia [1989] B.C.J. No. 1417 (S.C.).
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