Is there an occasion of qualified privilege where a statement was given to a person who had an interest or duty to make the statement?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from William v. Kelowna (City), 2012 BCSC 421 (CanLII):
An occasion of qualified privilege occurs when the person making the statement had an interest or a duty to make the statement and the person receiving the statement had a corresponding interest or duty to receive it: Hill v. Church of Scientology, 1995 CanLII 59 (SCC), [1995] S.CJ. No. 64.
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