May 25, 2010
Hunter v. Chandler

The British Columbia Supreme Court applied the new libel defence of Responsible Communication in a non-media case. On this occasion, the defence is unsuccessful.
See: Hunter v. Chandler

See also a case comment by Michael Skene and Jeffrey Locke:HOW MUCH TROUBLE ARE YOU IN WHEN YOU CANNOT PROVE WHAT YOU PUBLISHED? RECENT APPLICATIONS OF THE NEW RESPONSIBLE COMMUNICATION DEFENCE IN BC