What is the defence of making an allegation of sexual assault?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Labadie v Hegel, 2017 BCSC 909 (CanLII):
As the court noted in Hawkins v. Fernie One Outfitters Ltd. 2012 BCSC 84, a defence “worth of investigation” requires more than merely making an allegation. There must be sufficient detail to enable the judge “to correctly exercise his mind upon whether there is indeed such a defence:”
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