What is the test for an ex turpi causa?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bartlett v. Bartlett, 2012 ABQB 122 (CanLII):
She relies on the principle of ex turpi causa, or, “out of fraud no action arises”. She specifically cites Hall v. Hebert, 1993 CanLII 141 (SCC), [1993] 2 S.C.R. 159, and J.T.L. v. R.G.L.. 2010 BCSC 1233.
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