Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407

JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Goepel; The Honourable Mr. Justice Butler; The Honourable Mr. Justice Abrioux
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
Case DateNovember 20, 2019
JurisdictionBritish Columbia
Citations2019 BCCA 407
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10 practice notes
  • Anderson v. Double M Construction Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • July 29, 2021
    ...were published to at least one other person: Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 at para. 28; Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 at para. 32. [73]        Rule 3-7(21)(b) provides as follows: Particulars in libel or slander (21) In an act......
  • Tilbury v. Coulson,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 9, 2023
    ...have a defamatory meaning? The first is a question of law, and the second a question of fact: Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 [Level One], at [120]    The question of whether the threshold for defamation has been met requires an assessment of the potenti......
  • 2023 BCSC 379,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...words in a mild or inoffensive sense in order to relieve a defendant from liability”: Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 at para. 50 When determining meaning, or whether words are defamatory, the court is guided by the test of reasonableness; it will not “st......
  • Weaver v. Ball, 2020 BCCA 119
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 30, 2020
    ...defamation. [28] These principles were recently helpfully summarized by Justice Butler in Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 [Level One], a case where the plaintiffs also alleged that the words had defamatory inferential [32] In Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, the Co......
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10 cases
  • Anderson v. Double M Construction Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • July 29, 2021
    ...were published to at least one other person: Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 at para. 28; Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 at para. 32. [73]        Rule 3-7(21)(b) provides as follows: Particulars in libel or slander (21) In an act......
  • Tilbury v. Coulson,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 9, 2023
    ...have a defamatory meaning? The first is a question of law, and the second a question of fact: Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 [Level One], at [120]    The question of whether the threshold for defamation has been met requires an assessment of the potenti......
  • 2023 BCSC 379,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...words in a mild or inoffensive sense in order to relieve a defendant from liability”: Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 at para. 50 When determining meaning, or whether words are defamatory, the court is guided by the test of reasonableness; it will not “st......
  • Weaver v. Ball, 2020 BCCA 119
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 30, 2020
    ...defamation. [28] These principles were recently helpfully summarized by Justice Butler in Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2019 BCCA 407 [Level One], a case where the plaintiffs also alleged that the words had defamatory inferential [32] In Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, the Co......
  • Request a trial to view additional results

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