Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Judge | D.L. Corbett J. |
Neutral Citation | 2021 ONSC 670 |
Date | 28 January 2021 |
Citation | 2021 ONSC 670 |
Docket Number | CV-10-400035, CV-16-544153, CV-18-594948, CV-18-608448 |
Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
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57 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 3 - 7, 2023)
...ONCA 205, Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 750, Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd's of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, Alberta Health Services v. Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Barker v. Ba......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (July 3- July 7, 2023)
...ONCA 205, Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 750, Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, Alberta Health Services v. Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Barker v. Ba......
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Contempt of Court Proceedings
...Justice Myers refers to some contemnors living as though they were in a fairytale, albeit usually of a Grimm variety. Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670: Justice Corbett described the mindset of Nadire Atas in vivid dysfunctional psychological terms at paras 1–3. Astley v Verdun, 2013 ONSC 2998: ......
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Interlocutory Injunctions: Specific Areas
...injunction, 2016 BCSC 810, upheld on appeal, 2018 BCCA 104, and further appeal dismissed [2018] SCCA No 168. 146 Caplan v Atas , 2021 ONSC 670 at para 171, Corbett J. 147 Ibid at paras 116 and 155. Interlocutor y Injunctions: Speciic Areas 119 was described as the acts of a mentally ill and......
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16 cases
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Alberta Health Services v Johnston,
...Merrifield assert the existence of a tort of internet harassment: 40 Days for Life v Dietrich et al, 2022 ONSC 5588; Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670; 385277 Ontario Ltd v Gold, 2021 ONSC 4717. See also, M.S. v T.V., 2022 MBKB 211 at paras 45-47. I agree with Graesser J who observed......
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Clancy v. Farid, 2022 ONSC 947
...used (for example “dolt”), spelling and diction, all tend to establish common authorship as was the case in Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670. [114] It is well established that a plaintiff who seeks summary dismissal bears the evidentiary burden of showing ......
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Alberta Health Services v Johnston,
...Merrifield assert the existence of a tort of internet harassment: 40 Days for Life v Dietrich et al, 2022 ONSC 5588; Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670; 385277 Ontario Ltd v Gold, 2021 ONSC 4717. See also, M.S. v T.V., 2022 MBKB 211 at paras 45-47. I agree with Graesser J who observed in Ford v J......
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2023 ABKB 209,
...Merrifield assert the existence of a tort of internet harassment: 40 Days for Life v Dietrich et al, 2022 ONSC 5588; Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670; 385277 Ontario Ltd v Gold, 2021 ONSC 4717. See also, M.S. v T.V., 2022 MBKB 211 at paras 45-47. I agree with Graesser J who observed in Ford v J......
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35 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 3 - 7, 2023)
...ONCA 205, Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 750, Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd's of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, Alberta Health Services v. Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Barker v. Ba......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (July 3- July 7, 2023)
...ONCA 205, Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 750, Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, Alberta Health Services v. Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Barker v. Ba......
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An Emerging Tort of Harassment in Canada?
...the recognition of the more narrow tort of internet harassment (40 Days for Life v Dietrich et al, 2022 ONSC 5588; Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670; 385277 Ontario Ltd v Gold, 2021 ONSC 4717). to ensure compliance with your statutory obligations, please contact a member of our team. [1] The On......
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The Sherman Estates And Privacy As A Public Interest
...privacy is at increased risk of exposure and abuse. The courts have recently recognized the new torts of harassment ( Caplan v. Atlas, 2021 ONSC 670), and of publicly placing a person in a false light ( Yenovkian v. Gulian, 2019 ONSC 7279). Both of these cases involved the dissemination of ......
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8 books & journal articles
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Contempt of Court Proceedings
...Justice Myers refers to some contemnors living as though they were in a fairytale, albeit usually of a Grimm variety. Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670: Justice Corbett described the mindset of Nadire Atas in vivid dysfunctional psychological terms at paras 1–3. Astley v Verdun, 2013 ONSC 2998: ......
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Interlocutory Injunctions: Specific Areas
...injunction, 2016 BCSC 810, upheld on appeal, 2018 BCCA 104, and further appeal dismissed [2018] SCCA No 168. 146 Caplan v Atas , 2021 ONSC 670 at para 171, Corbett J. 147 Ibid at paras 116 and 155. Interlocutor y Injunctions: Speciic Areas 119 was described as the acts of a mentally ill and......
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Table of Cases
...v Atas, 2019 ONSC 3620 ...............................................................................................65 Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 .............................................................................33–34, 61, 256 Carey v Laiken, [2015] 2 SCR 79, 2015 SCC 17 ..........
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Detailed Examination of the Factors
...2926 Campaigns of defamation and viliication and online harassment will likely appear in section 137.1/PPPA motions. See Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 on the common law tort of online harassment. Detailed Examination of the Factors | 257 CONDUCT OF DEFENDANT No Research In the following case......
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