In what circumstances can a plaintiff sue the Church of Scientology for defamation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Merit Consultants International Ltd. v. Chandler, 2012 BCSC 1868 (CanLII):
The plaintiff submits that Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, 1995 CanLII 59 (SCC), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 is a useful illustration of the circumstances in which publication of an intention to file legal proceedings may be defamatory.
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