What is the test for a plaintiff to sue the Church of Scientology?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lee v. Scott, 2001 BCSC 1281 (CanLII):
The law presumes that the words were spoken in good faith. The onus is on the plaintiff to prove malice. Without such proof, the defendants are protected from liability by the privilege of the occasion. See Hill v. Church of Scientology, 1995 CanLII 59 (SCC), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 (S.C.C.).
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