New Developments Module
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New Developments
| May 30, 2019 | Torgerson et al v Nijem 2019 ONSC 3320 | |
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| 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.
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| April 30, 2019 | Bibeau c La Presse et al 2019 QCCA | |
| In this judgment, the Quebec Court of Appeal states that “at most” the absence of charges is just one of many factors that the Court has to consider in applying Dagenais/Mentuck under s. 487.3 of the Criminal Code.
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| February 22, 2019 | Albo v The Winnipeg Free Press et al 2019 MBQB 34 | |
| In this decision the MBQB dismissed the claims of breach of copyright and breach of contract brought by a paid consultant on a story, who sued the Winnipeg Free Press for republishing the story as a book.
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| 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.
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| February 15, 2019 | HMTQ v CBC 2019 ONSC 1079 | |
| In this ONSC decision, the CBC and PostMedia were found not to be in civil contempt, under s. 486.4 of the Criminal Code, of publication bans issued in criminal proceedings.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| November 30, 2018 | R v Vice Media Canada Inc 2018 SCC 53 | |
| The SCC unanimously upheld an order for a journalist to give police copies of conversations with a person who said he belonged to a terrorist group.
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| November 27, 2018 | Wilson v Canwest Publishing Inc - Publications Canwest Inc 2018 BCCA 441 | |
| The BCCA overturned the lower court judgment in this defamation case and held that responsible communication prevailed.
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