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England v CBC

Court Supreme Court
Date 1979-02-28
Other citations [1979] 3 W.W.R. 193 – 97 D.L.R. (3d) 472 (N.W.T. S.C.)
File numbers 3336
Judge(s) Tallis
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Coroner's Ordinance, R.O.N.W.T., c. C-16, s. 9 (1)
Sykes V. Fraser [1973] 5 W.W.R. 484
Knupffer v. London Express Newspaper, Limited [1944] A.C. 116
Rubber Improvement Ltd. v. Daily Telegraph [1964] A.C. 234; [1963] 2 All E.R. 151
Ambard v. Attorney-General for Trinidad and Tobago [1936] A.C. 322
Slim v. Daily Telegraph Ltd. [1968] 2 Q.B. 157
Cherneskey v. Armadale Publishers Limited and King [1978] 6 W.W.R. 618
Jones v. Bennett [1969] S.C.R. 277
Faber v. Her Majesty the Queen [1976] 2 S.C.R. 9
Adam v. Ward [1917] A.C. 309 (H.L.)
Littleton v. Hamilton et al., 4 O.R. (2d) 283
Allsop v. Church of England Newspapers Ltd. (1972) All E.R. 26
B.D.S.A. Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Times Newspapers Ltd. (1972) 3 All E.R. 417
Barber v. Lupton (1970) 9 D.L.R. (3rd) 635
Palette and Palmont Packers Ltd. v. Lethbridge Herald Company Limited, Mowers and McDonald, 2 Alta. L.R. (2d) 166
Baxter v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1979), 19 N.B.R. (2d) 232 (N.B. Q.B.)

Statutes considered:
Defamation Ordinance, R.O.N.W.T., c. D-1, s. 3, s. 41
Coroner's Ordinance, R.O.N.W.T., c. C-16, s. 9 (1)
Decision information:

Abstract: Action for defamation under Section 3 of Defamation Ordinance.
Decision: Action allowed - Damages assessed at $5,000.00 for the loss of the reputation suffered as a result of defamation - Defendants jointly and severally liable - Costs to Plaintiff with no limiting rule to apply.
Subjects: Defamation - Remedies - Damages

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