Defamation
May 30, 2019
Torgerson et al v Nijem 2019 ONSC 3320
In this judgment, the ONSC struck out a claim in defamation for internet postings summarily (prior to defending) on a limitation, relying on the 2017 ONCA case of John v Ballingall.
February 18, 2019
Guimont et al c Bussieres et al 2019 QCCA 200-09-009573-178
A unanimous Quebec Court of Appeal judgment has ruled that the Quebec Press Act, written in 1929 and designed to protect the freedom of newspapers, does not apply to articles published on the internet.
December 13, 2018
Ayangma v Saltwire 2018 PESC 48
In this ruling, from the PESC, the defendants were granted summary judgment, on the grounds that the plaintiff's claim was outside the limitation period.
December 4, 2018
Magyar Jeti Zrt v Hungary 2018 ECHR
In this ruling on a hyperlinks issue, the ECHR relies heavily on the Crookes decision.
November 30, 2018
Pan v Gao 2018 BCSC 2137
The Court awarded nominal damages of $1 to an otherwise successful plaintiff businessman whose credibility, candour, and document production were found to be inadequate.