What are damages in a defamation action?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Rankin v. · Southeast Asia Post, 1999 CanLII 3654 (BC SC):

Damages in an action sounding in defamation serves three functions: (a) as consolation to the plaintiff for the distress he suffers; (b) to repair the harm to his reputation; and (c) as vindication of his reputation. See: Turco v. Dunlop, (supra).

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