British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd.

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
JudgeGrauer,Marchand,Newbury
Citation2023 BCCA 70
Date15 February 2023
Docket NumberCA46916; CA46919; CA46917; CA46918

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  • 0843003 B.C. Ltd v Inspire Group Development Corporation
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 5, 2024
    ...commented on that exercise in British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 as follows: [172] A factual inference is a conclusion as to the existence of further facts that may, not must, be drawn from a proven fact or grou......
  • Mand v Cheema
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 19, 2025
    ...to the totality of the evidence: British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 [ Angel Acres] at para. 172. It cannot be mere speculation or conjecture. If the inference does not flow logically and reasonably from establis......
  • R v Abdelkader
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 24, 2025
    ...owner. 441 The Crown relies on British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 (“ Angel Acres”) to support the argument that a close relationship between the AFU and the CFO is expected given their similar purposes. In parti......
  • British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v Miller
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 22, 2025
    ...are the following comments from British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreational and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 [ Angel Acres BCCA]: [162] In F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, the Supreme Court of Canada put to rest any debate that a heightened standard of......
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  • 0843003 B.C. Ltd v Inspire Group Development Corporation
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 5, 2024
    ...commented on that exercise in British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 as follows: [172] A factual inference is a conclusion as to the existence of further facts that may, not must, be drawn from a proven fact or grou......
  • Mand v Cheema
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 19, 2025
    ...to the totality of the evidence: British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 [ Angel Acres] at para. 172. It cannot be mere speculation or conjecture. If the inference does not flow logically and reasonably from establis......
  • R v Abdelkader
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 24, 2025
    ...owner. 441 The Crown relies on British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 (“ Angel Acres”) to support the argument that a close relationship between the AFU and the CFO is expected given their similar purposes. In parti......
  • 1104318 B.C. Ltd v Dr. Paul Wittenberg, Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 12, 2025
    ...some evidence to support it. In British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd., 2023 BCCA 70 at para. 184 [ Angel Acres], this Court held that “[i]f a party has not adduced sufficient evidence to support an invited adverse inference, no ......
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