What are the elements of a defamation claim?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Vellacott v Laliberte, 2012 SKQB 23 (CanLII):
Once these elements are proven, the law presumes that the words are false, that they were malicious, and that the plaintiff has suffered general damages. The onus then shifts to the defendant to advance a defence in order to escape liability. See Grant v. Torstar Corp., supra, at para. 29.
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