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==== f) Self Defence ==== | ==== f) Self Defence ==== | ||
If the defendant honestly and reasonably believed that an assault or battery was imminent and used reasonable force to repel or prevent the assault or battery, the defendant may not be liable for any injuries or damage suffered by the claimant as a result ([http://canlii.ca/t/1fsx3 ''R. v Lavallee'', [1990<nowiki>]</nowiki> 1 SCR 852]; [http://canlii.ca/t/gwf9z ''Wackett v Calder'', [1965<nowiki>]</nowiki> 51 D.L.R. (2d) 598]; | If the defendant honestly and reasonably believed that an assault or battery was imminent and used reasonable force to repel or prevent the assault or battery, the defendant may not be liable for any injuries or damage suffered by the claimant as a result ([http://canlii.ca/t/1fsx3 ''R. v Lavallee'', [1990<nowiki>]</nowiki> 1 SCR 852]; [http://canlii.ca/t/gwf9z ''Wackett v Calder'', [1965<nowiki>]</nowiki> 51 D.L.R. (2d) 598]; ''Brown v Wilson,'' [1975] BCJ No. 1177; ''R v Beckford'', [1987] All ER 425). | ||
==== g) Defence of Third Parties ==== | ==== g) Defence of Third Parties ==== | ||
