Is absolute privilege attached to statements made in court?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Prescott Strategic Investments Limited Partnership v. Flair Airlines Ltd., 2022 BCCA 70 (CanLII):
The appellant also refers to Duncan v. Lessing, 2018 BCCA 9, and particularly to its discussion of absolute privilege attaching to statements made in court. I am not persuaded that that assists. Absolute privilege has never meant that words spoken in court cannot affect a disposition of costs. I do not see the award of costs in the court below as violating considerations of absolute privilege.
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