What is the current state of the law on damages for defamation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Taylor-Wright v. CHBC-TV, 2000 BCCA 629 (CanLII):
What should be noted in any comparative analysis of awards is that the decision in Brown v. Cole lends no support to the notion that damages for defamation should now depart from the relatively modest level which has historically prevailed in this country. In para. 61, Southin J.A. said:
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