Giustra v. Twitter, Inc.,
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Honourable Mr. Justice Myers |
| Neutral Citation | 2021 BCSC 54 |
| Date | 14 January 2021 |
| Docket Number | S194742 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
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2023 BCSC 927,
...with British Columbia: Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 28 [ CJPTA], s.10; Giustra v. Twitter, Inc., 2021 BCSC 54 at para. 36 (referring to the potential for “disputed pleadings”), aff'd 2021 BCCA 466; Newman v. Beta Maritime Ltd., 2016 BCS......
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Media And Communications: Risks Of Liability Emerging For Online Platforms In Canada
...ONSC 1175 at paras. 195-6. 4. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 91. 5. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 108; see also Holden v. Hanlon, 2019 B.C.S.C. 622. 6. 2021 BCSC 54. 7. 2021 QCCS 8. 2021 QCCS 3206 at para 39. 9. At para 116: "The time to weigh defences as against the allegations of the motion for authorizat......
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Media And Communications: Risks Of Liability Emerging For Online Platforms In Canada
...ONSC 1175 at paras. 195-6. 4. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 91. 5. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 108; see also Holden v. Hanlon, 2019 B.C.S.C. 622. 6. 2021 BCSC 54. 7. 2021 QCCS 8. 2021 QCCS 3206 at para 39. 9. At para 116: "The time to weigh defences as against the allegations of the motion for authorizat......
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B.C. Court Holds That It Has Jurisdiction Over Twitter In Defamation Case
...that there may be a political push for to strip social media companies of the liability protections they currently enjoy. Footnotes 1. 2021 BCSC 54. 2. S.B.C. 2003, c. 28, [CJPTA]. This legislation was designed to codify the common law on questions of jurisdiction. In provinces without such......
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2023 BCSC 927,
...with British Columbia: Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 28 [ CJPTA], s.10; Giustra v. Twitter, Inc., 2021 BCSC 54 at para. 36 (referring to the potential for “disputed pleadings”), aff'd 2021 BCCA 466; Newman v. Beta Maritime Ltd., 2016 BCS......
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Mayer v Merchant Law Group LLP,
...with British Columbia: Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 28 [ CJPTA], s.10; Giustra v. Twitter, Inc., 2021 BCSC 54 at para. 36 (referring to the potential for “disputed pleadings”), aff'd 2021 BCCA 466; Newman v. Beta Maritime Ltd., 2016 BCS......
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Media And Communications: Risks Of Liability Emerging For Online Platforms In Canada
...ONSC 1175 at paras. 195-6. 4. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 91. 5. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 108; see also Holden v. Hanlon, 2019 B.C.S.C. 622. 6. 2021 BCSC 54. 7. 2021 QCCS 8. 2021 QCCS 3206 at para 39. 9. At para 116: "The time to weigh defences as against the allegations of the motion for authorizat......
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Media And Communications: Risks Of Liability Emerging For Online Platforms In Canada
...ONSC 1175 at paras. 195-6. 4. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 91. 5. 2016 BCSC 686 at para 108; see also Holden v. Hanlon, 2019 B.C.S.C. 622. 6. 2021 BCSC 54. 7. 2021 QCCS 8. 2021 QCCS 3206 at para 39. 9. At para 116: "The time to weigh defences as against the allegations of the motion for authorizat......
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B.C. Court Holds That It Has Jurisdiction Over Twitter In Defamation Case
...that there may be a political push for to strip social media companies of the liability protections they currently enjoy. Footnotes 1. 2021 BCSC 54. 2. S.B.C. 2003, c. 28, [CJPTA]. This legislation was designed to codify the common law on questions of jurisdiction. In provinces without such......
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Defamation Claim Against Twitter Allowed To Proceed In British Columbia
...difficult to apply fairly given the multiple countries where a plaintiff has a reputation to protect. In Giustra v Twitter, Inc., 2021 BCSC 54 (CanLII), the plaintiff commenced a lawsuit in British Columbia against Twitter claiming damages and an injunction for defamatory tweets authored by......