Bouaziz v. Ouston et al., 2002 BCSC 1297
| Judge | Brown, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Case Date | July 26, 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | 2002 BCSC 1297;[2002] B.C.T.C. 1297 (SC) |
Bouaziz v. Ouston, [2002] B.C.T.C. 1297 (SC)
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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. SE.072
Dr. Ali Bouaziz (plaintiff) v. Rick Ouston, Neil Reynolds, Patricia Graham, Teresa Honeyman, Chris Rose, John Olding and Southam Inc. (defendants)
(S004047; 2002 BCSC 1297)
Indexed As: Bouaziz v. Ouston et al.
British Columbia Supreme Court
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Brown, J.
September 5, 2002.
Summary:
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Evidence - Topic 4191
Witnesses - Privilege - Communications to news media - General - See paragraphs 1 to 47.
Practice - Topic 4261
Discovery - Examination - Range of - Privileged topics or communications - See paragraphs 1 to 47.
Practice - Topic 4579.1
Discovery - What documents must be produced - Privileged documents - Third party confidentiality - See paragraphs 1 to 47.
Cases Noticed:
Slavutych v. University of Alberta, [1976] 1 S.C.R. 254; 3 N.R. 587, 55 D.L.R.(3d) 224, refd to. [para. 3].
Slavutych v. Baker - see Slavutych v. University of Alberta.
Attorney General v. Mulholland; Attorney General v. Foster, [1963] 2 Q.B. 477 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 13].
McConachy v. Times Publishers Ltd. et al. (1964), 49 D.L.R.(2d) 349 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].
McGuinness v. Attorney General of Victoria (1940), 63 C.L.R. 73 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 19].
Wismer v. MacLean-Hunter Publishing Co. and Fraser (No. 2), [1954] 1 D.L.R. 501 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].
Belzberg v. British Columbia Television Broadcasting System Ltd. and Jackson, [1981] 3 W.W.R. 85 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 20].
Price v. Richmond Review et al. (1965), 54 W.W.R.(N.S.) 378 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 27].
Moysa v. Labour Relations Board (Alta.), Alberta Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 and Hudson Bay Co., [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1572; 96 N.R. 70; 97 A.R. 368; 60 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 31].
Ashworth Security Hospital v. MGN Ltd., [2002] H.L.J. No. 29, refd to. [para. 36].
Reid v. Telegram Publishing Co. and Drea, [1961] O.R. 418 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 39].
Authors and Works Noticed:
Wigmore, John Henry, Evidence in Trials at Common Law (McNaughton Rev. 1961), vol. 8, p. 527 [para. 3].
Counsel:
R.D. McConchie and M.A. Skene, for the plaintiff;
B.T. Gibson, Q.C., and J. Jansen, for the defendants;
D.F. Sutherland, for Nurse 1, respondent.
This case was heard in Chambers, on June 4 and 6 and July 26, 2002, before Brown, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on September 5, 2002.
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Table of cases
...271, 292, 304, 310, 318, 322 , 365, 366, 575, 576, 578, 853, 862 , 866, 879 Bottomly v. Brougham, [1908] 1 K.B. 584 469 Bouazizv. Ouston, 2002 BCSC 1297 732, 738, 739 Boushy v. Sarnia Gazette Publishing Co. Ltd. (1980), 117 D.L.R. (3d) 171, 30 O.R. (2d) 667 (H.C.J.) 165, 709, 711, 713 Bower......
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Examination for Discovery
...the story is, in the words of Lord Denning, M.R., "a pure invention" or "the gossip of some idler" or "mere rumour." Bouaziz v. Ouston, 2002 BCSC 1297, per Brown J. at para. 27. The inquiry as to the identity of a source may also be relevant where the defence is innocent dissemination. Hays......