What is the scope and effect of the adverse inference doctrine?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Singh v Chand, 2019 BCSC 932 (CanLII):

Noting that the scope and effect of the adverse inference doctrine are often misunderstood, the court of appeal in Rohl v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2018 BCCA 316 at paras. 1-5, provided a more fulsome discussion of the relevant principles:

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