Year: 2015
March 30, 2015
Figueiras v Toronto (Police Services Board) 2015 ONCA 0208
In this judgment the Court weighs freedom of expression and other "fundamental" liberties strongly in the balance when denying police at the G20 summit the power to detain, turn back, or search protestors approaching the summit area, as an exercise of common law police powers.
February 23, 2015
Baglow v Smith 2015 ONSC 1175
Fair comment prevails in the battle between the bloggers.
February 18, 2015
R. v Jha 2015 ONSC 1064
A publication ban is varied to prohibit ONLY the publication of names of any surviving children of an accused in this second degree murder trial.
February 5, 2015
Weaver v Corcoran 2015 BCSC 165
The court concludes that as long as defamatory reader comments are removed promptly after being brought to the attention of the host site, there has been no publication, and there is no need to consider the defence of innocent dissemination.