How do Respondent respond to a complaint of sexual assault?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Crooks v. BC Liquor Distribution Branch, 2021 BCHRT 132 (CanLII):
Alternatively, the Respondent may show that there is no reasonable prospect of success in light of their justification for the conduct. If it is reasonably certain that they would establish a defence at a hearing of a complaint, then there is no reasonable prospect that the complaint will succeed: Purdy v. Douglas College and others, 2016 BCHRT 117 at para. 50.
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