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Toronto Star v Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of the automatic bail hearing publication ban available to an accused on request. When the ban is sought by the accused, the judge has no discretion ...

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Shavluk v. Green Party of Canada
The British Columbia Supreme Court applied the defence of Responsible Communication, again in a non-media context. In this case, the defence used it successfully. See also Hunter v. Chandler

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R. v. Fry
See also a case comment by Michael Skene, David Crerar, and Jeffrey Locke: CONTINUING THE FIGHT TO ACCESS COURT EXHIBITS ACROSS CANADA

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R. v. O’Brien re Blackberry
Can you use Blackberrys in court? You can for the Ottawa mayor's trial...

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Saint John Pension Plan v Ferguson, Marks 3rd Party
An editor's correspondence is protected from 3rd party production in a libel trial against an outside commentator.