What is the common law defence of fair and accurate reporting in respect of judicial proceedings?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lougheed v. Wilson, 2012 BCSC 169 (CanLII):
The common law has long recognized a defence of fair and accurate reporting in respect of judicial proceedings. The analysis of this defence does not mandate an examination of the truth of the charges made during the proceedings but rather the accuracy of the reporting of proceedings. The rationale for the defence is rooted in the right of public to be informed of all aspects of proceedings to which it has the right of access: Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, 1995 CanLII 59 (SCC), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 at para. 151.
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