Libel Tourism and Forum Shopping: The Supreme Court of Canada Applies the Van Breda Test to an Internet Defamation Claim
In Haaretz.com v. Goldhar,[1] a decision released on June 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada confronted the array of thorny analytical and practical issues raised by multijurisdictional defamation claims. […]
Case Law Update: Crookes v Newton
Libel and Slander Hyperlinks Publication Innocent Dissemination
Not Why I Ran for Office – The Perils of a Councillor Facing Allegations of Improper Conduct
Two principal matters of concern to councillors in terms of potential for allegations of misconduct are the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and their council’s own code of conduct.
Case Law Update: Liberty Mutual et al v. Donatelli et al.
Security for Costs Libel and Slander Act Civil Procedure
The Power of the Internet: Beware of What You Write
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has described the Internet as one of the most powerful tools of communication ever invented, with the potential to be a medium of virtually limitless international defamation.