June 3, 2010
Shavluk v. Green Party of Canada

The British Columbia Supreme Court applied the defence of Responsible Communication, in a non-media context. In this case, the defence used it successfully.
See: Shavluk v. Green Party of Canada

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