The Ontario Court of Appeal outlined the factors necessary to support both a statutory and common law defence of duress, for people who find themselves in a «kill or be killed» situation. (lawnow.org)
But Smith J. rejected several other allegations of defamation related to other blog postings, finding that several common law defences did apply. (slaw.ca)
The Ministry of Justice should allow the Law Commission to make proposals in conjunction with those relating to our other common law defences. (newlawjournal.co.uk)