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174 documents for libel cases

- The medium is not the message: reconciling reputation and free expression in cases of Internet defamation.
... law--primarily apparent through the libel/slander distinction--whereby common law courts att...
- McGill Law Journal
- Vol. 56 Nbr. 1, December 2010
- Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 (2009)
... -- Newspaper and reporter being sued for libel after article was published concerning proposed pr...[142-143]. Cases Cited. By McLachlin C.J. Referred to: Cusson v. Qu...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Breeden v. Black , 2012 SCC 19, Breeden v. Black, 2012 SCC 19, 2012 SCC 19 (2012)
... jurisdiction - Forum non conveniens - Libel actions commenced in Ontario in respect of stateme...Cases Cited. Applied: Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 20...
- Supreme Court of Canada

- In Twitter World, Libel Common but Suits Rare
...Libel cases, often driven by anger and a quest for vengeance, ...
- Winnipeg Free Press
- April 11, 2011
- McCourt v. Ecojustice.
... state to provide legal aid in specific libel cases. . ...
- Alternatives Journal
- Vol. 30 Nbr. 5, November 2004
- US Justice Department Announces First-Ever Settlement Of False Claims Act And Antitrust Claims Based On Bid-Rigging In Bureau Of Land Management Mineral Rights Lease Auctions
...Crookes commenced legal action for libel against Newton in the British Columbia Supreme Cou... decision in Crookes v Newton, two Ontario cases considering that decision have been released. In E...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Canada Law Articles in English
- Crookes v. Newton , 2011 SCC 47, Crookes v. Newton, 2011 SCC 47, 2011 SCC 47 (2011)
...Torts - Libel and slander - Publication - Internet - Defendant c...Cases Cited. By Abella J. Applied: McNichol v. Grandy, [...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Political Suppression or Revenue Raising? Taxing Newspapers During the French Revolutionary War
In 1797, the Prime Minister of Great Britain announced a substantial increase in the stamp duty on newspapers. This increase, and indeed the tax itself, has been variously represented as an attack on press freedom and an act of suppression of the working classes. This paper reconsiders these representations by reference to primary sources and concludes that the increases in stamp duty were part of a revenue raising exercise in which taxes on a number of luxury items were increased, including newspapers which were not at the time viewed at being necessities.

...Seditious Libel: Another tactic of the government to silence criti... respecting the functions of juries in cases of libel" and contained the wording, "the jury swo...
- Accounting Historians Journal, The
- Vol. 31 Nbr. 1, June 2004
- Supreme Court Rules Hyperlinks Are Not Publications
...Crookes commenced legal action for libel against Newton in the British Columbia Supreme Cou... decision in Crookes v Newton, two Ontario cases considering that decision have been released. In E...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Canada Law Articles in English
- Time to Loosen Our Libel Laws
Information heard during the proceedings of courts and public bodies - such as the House of Commons, provincial legislatures and city council meetings - is typically considered privileged. The Ontario Court of Appeal later ruled that the defence of "public interest responsible journalism" ought to be available in Canada, noting that "democracy depends upon the free and open debate of public issues and the freedom to criticize the rich, the powerful and those, such as police officers, who exercise power and authority in our society.

...In most court cases, the accused is considered innocent until proven g...
- Brandon Sun, The
- September 04, 2009