What is the test for finding a person not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company v. Rogers, 2021 ONSC 1747 (CanLII):

There are some exceptions that apply to this rule such as where a person is found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder: Dhingra v. Dhingra Estate, 2012 ONCA 261, 109 O.R. (3d) 641, at para. 22.

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