More often than not, sequels can't live up to the
original. Case in point: Jaws 2. But this blog
post sequel aims to be better, like The Dark
Knight.
In Part
I of this blog post, we looked at the basic facts of Weaver v.
Ball. The case involved two well-known scholars, Dr.
Andrew Weaver and Dr. Timothy Ball, who have diametrically opposing
viewpoints regarding climate change. In 2011, Dr. Ball published an
article on the internet that essentially accused Dr. Weaver of
professional incompetence and bias. Dr. Weaver subsequently sued
Dr. Ball for defamation.
After presiding over an 11-day trial for the case, the trial
judge determined that Dr. Ball's article was not defamatory.
But the B.C. Court of Appeal (the "BCCA") recently
disagreed and raised several key issues with the judge's
decision, including:
