Meyer v. Chouhan et al.,
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | McCallum |
| Neutral Citation | 2001 BCSC 1446 |
| Citation | [2001] B.C.T.C. 1446 (SCM),2001 BCSC 1446 |
| Date | 15 October 2001 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
Meyer v. Chouhan, [2001] B.C.T.C. 1446 (SCM)
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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.T.C. TBEd. NO.040
Laura Meyer (plaintiff) v. Raj Chouhan, Hospital Employees' Union, WIC Television Ltd. and Linda Hargreaves (defendants)
(99/5354; 2001 BCSC 1446)
Indexed As: Meyer v. Chouhan et al.
British Columbia Supreme Court
Victoria
McCallum, Master
October 17, 2001.
Summary:
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Libel and Slander - Topic 6185
Practice - Discovery - Range of questions by defendant relying on defence of fair comment - See paragraphs 1 to 18.
Cases Noticed:
Leech v. Leader Publishing, [1926] 1 W.W.R. 673 (Sask. C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].
Redmond v. Uebergang, [1984] 1 N.S.W.L.R. 311 (Aust.), refd to. [para. 11].
Aldridge v. Fairfax (John) & Sons Ltd., [1984] 2 N.S.W.L.R. 544 (Aust.), refd to. [para. 11].
Doucett v. Crowther et al. (1992), 129 N.B.R.(2d) 1; 325 A.P.R. 1 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 17].
Authors and Works Noticed: Brown, Raymond E., The Law of Defamation in Canada (2nd Ed.), generally [para. 14].
Gatley, Libel and Slander (8th Ed. 1981), p. 302 [para. 10].
Counsel:
Nicholas W. Lott, for the plaintiff;
G. James Baugh, for the defendants, Raj Chouhan, Hospital Employees' Union and Linda Hargreaves.
This case was heard on October 15, 2001, before McCallum, Master, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on October 17, 2001.
Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.
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Pleadings
...Loos v. The LeaderPost Limited (1982), 26 C.P.C. 30 (Sask. C.A.). Master McCallum in Meyer v. Chouhan, [2001] B.C.J. No. 2218 (S.C.), 2001 BCSC 1446 at para. 7: Defamation proceedings are technical in nature and "pleadingdependent." Hodgins J.A. in Govenlock v. London Free Press (1915), 35 ......
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Nu Fibre Inc. v. Ishkanian et al., [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1255
...precise as to the facts which he alleges justify his words in support of a plea of justification. See, for instance, Meyer v. Chouhan , 2001 BCSC 1446, Fraser v. Central Ready-Mix Ltd. , 1999 CanLII 2066, [1999] B.C.J. No. 2061 (S.C.), and Farallon Mining v. St. Eloi , 2012 BCSC 609. [21] I......
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Farallon Mining Ltd. et al. v. St. Eloi, 2012 BCSC 609
...no doubt that, as the plaintiffs submit, "defamation proceedings are technical in nature and 'pleading-dependent'." ( Meyer v. Chouhan , 2001 BCSC 1446). [19] This is particularly important where the defences of justification and fair comment are raised. Before going to trial, the plaintiff......
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Nu Fibre Inc. v. Ishkanian et al., [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1255
...precise as to the facts which he alleges justify his words in support of a plea of justification. See, for instance, Meyer v. Chouhan , 2001 BCSC 1446, Fraser v. Central Ready-Mix Ltd. , 1999 CanLII 2066, [1999] B.C.J. No. 2061 (S.C.), and Farallon Mining v. St. Eloi , 2012 BCSC 609. [21] I......
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Farallon Mining Ltd. et al. v. St. Eloi, 2012 BCSC 609
...no doubt that, as the plaintiffs submit, "defamation proceedings are technical in nature and 'pleading-dependent'." ( Meyer v. Chouhan , 2001 BCSC 1446). [19] This is particularly important where the defences of justification and fair comment are raised. Before going to trial, the plaintiff......
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Pleadings
...Loos v. The LeaderPost Limited (1982), 26 C.P.C. 30 (Sask. C.A.). Master McCallum in Meyer v. Chouhan, [2001] B.C.J. No. 2218 (S.C.), 2001 BCSC 1446 at para. 7: Defamation proceedings are technical in nature and "pleadingdependent." Hodgins J.A. in Govenlock v. London Free Press (1915), 35 ......