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Titre:
Weaver v Corcoran and Others
Party:
Canada
Région:
Amérique du Nord
Type of document:
National - higher court
Date of text:
février 05, 2015
Données de base:
InforMEA
Court name:
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Siège de la Cour:
Vancouver
Justice(s):
Burke
Numéro de référence :
[2015] BCSC 165
ECOLEX subject(s):
Questions juridiques
Résumé:

Professor Andrew Weaver, a renown Canadian climate scientist, filed suit against the National Post, its publisher, and several journalists for defamation. Dr. Weaver’s claims arose out of the defendants’ publication of statements that allegedly injured Dr. Weaver’s reputation as a climate scientist in the context of the “Climategate” controversy. Plaintiff Weaver sought an injunction requiring the newspaper to remove the allegedly false statements from its website and from any sites where the statements were reposted. The Supreme Court of British Columbia found that the defendants had defamed Dr. Weaver and that their statements were not protected by the defense of fair comment because the facts upon which they relied were false. The Court awarded Dr. Weaver $50,000 in general damages, and directed the defendants to remove the offending articles, require third parties to cease republication, and publish a retraction.

Source:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/litigation/weaver-v-corcoran-and-others-british-columbia-supreme-court-canada-2015/