Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Retail Wholesale Union et al., 2003 BCSC 2000

• Judge: Rice, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: November 12, 2003
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2003 BCSC 2000;[2003] B.C.T.C. 2000 (SC)

CLAC v. RWU, [2003] B.C.T.C. 2000 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MY.004

Christian Labour Association of Canada (plaintiff) v. Retail Wholesale Union, Retail Wholesale Union Local 517 and Retail Wholesale Union Local 580 (defendants)

(S021020; 2003 BCSC 2000)

Indexed As: Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Retail Wholesale Union et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Rice, J.

November 12, 2003.

Summary:

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Libel and Slander - Topic 2988.1

Defences - Qualified privilege - Loss of - Where limits of privilege exceeded - See paragraphs 1 to 33.

Cases Noticed:

Pleau v. Simpson Sears Ltd. (1977), 15 O.R.(2d) 436 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].

Tench v. Great Western Railway Co., [1873] O.J. No. 30 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 15].

Jones v. Bennett, [1969] S.C.R. 277, refd to. [para. 19].

Braintech Inc. v. Kostiuk (1999), 120 B.C.A.C. 1; 196 W.A.C. 1; 63 B.C.L.R.(3d) 156; 1999 BCCA 169, refd to. [para. 21].

Parlett v. Robinson (1986), 5 B.C.L.R.(2d) 26 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 29].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Brown, Raymond E., The Law of Defamation in Canada (2nd Ed.) (1999 Looseleaf Supp.), pp. 13-304 [para. 14]; 13-304, fn. 2011 [para. 15]; 13-305 [para. 14]; 13-309 [para. 15]; 13-309, fn. 2030 [para. 19]; 13-310, fn. 2032 [para. 18]; 13-317 [para. 19]; 13-322 [para. 20].

Counsel:

A. Favell, for the plaintiff;

D.G. Crane, for the defendants.

This application was heard before Rice, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following oral decision on November 12, 2003.

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