What is the test for damages in a defamation case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pritchard v. Van Nes, 2016 BCSC 686 (CanLII):
Defamation is a strict liability tort and damage is presumed: Best v. Weatherall, 2010 BCCA 202 at para. 45. Damages can be difficult to assess in defamation cases, but the court must strive to “achieve restitutio in integrum. Such an award should provide ‘solatium, vindication and compensation…’”: Best at para. 46.
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