What is the test to establish a constructive trust?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Samji (Trustee) v. Chatur, 2013 BCSC 1915 (CanLII):
In order to establish a constructive trust, the plaintiff must establish there has been an enrichment of the defendant, a corresponding deprivation of the plaintiff and an absence of any juristic reason for the enrichment: Tracy v. Instaloans Financial Solutions Centres (B.C.) Ltd., 2010 BCCA 357 at para. 22.
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