Is a plaintiff in a defamation action presumed to come to court with a good reputation?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Nazerali v. Mitchell, 2016 BCSC 810 (CanLII):

A plaintiff in a defamation action is presumed to come to court with a good reputation. In Manno v. Henry, 2008 BCSC 738 at para. 131, Grauer J. wrote:

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