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PRIVILEGED OCCASION [3 records]

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Record 1 1989-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

The trial judge determines as a matter of law whether an occasion is privileged. If so found, and there is no evidence of malice, the action must be dismissed. If there is no privilege, or if there is evidence of malice, or if the privilege has been exceeded, the case must then go to the jury. The distinction has been said to be between what is a "privileged occasion" and what is a "privileged communication" - the judge decides the former, the jury the latter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

Le juge du procès décide, puisqu'il s'agit d'une question de droit, si l'immunité joue dans une situation donnée. Dans l'affirmative, l'action doit être rejetée s'il n'y a pas de preuve d'une intention de nuire. Dans la négative, ou si on apporte cette preuve, ou si l'on a outrepassé l'immunité, le jury doit être saisi de l'affaire. Il a été déclaré qu'on doit faire la distinction entre "une situation privilégiée" et "une communication privilégiée" : la première relève de la décision du juge et la deuxième du jury.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

An occasion the circumstances of which are such as to make privileged a statement which is otherwise defamatory ....

CONT

In certain situations, the law allows one to speak and write without restraint, even at the expense of another's good name and character. These are called privileged occasions. What a member of Parliament says on the floor of the House is privileged, but repetition of the same words outside is not ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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Record 3 1984-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)

Spanish

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