What is the defence of the good faith defence in the context of allegations of sexual assault against a police officer?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Density Group Limited v. HK Hotels LLC, 2014 ONCA 605 (CanLII):
The question of good faith was clearly in play because the Said v. Butt defence is limited to actions done in good faith within the scope of an individual’s authority.
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