Niu v. Cao, 2020 ONSC 5407
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Judge | Justice Glustein |
Citation | 2020 ONSC 5407 |
Docket Number | CV-18-00607956-0000 |
Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
Date | 10 September 2020 |
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22 practice notes
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Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
...Ltd v Pointes Protection Association , 2020 SCC 22; 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association, 2018 ONCA 685 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Mazhar v Farooqi , 2020 ONSC 3490 Bradford Travel and Cruises Ltd v Viveiros , 2019 ONSC 4587 Fortress Real Developments Inc v Rabidoux,......
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Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
...at paras 34–47 Ontario Superior Court of Justice Schwartz & Red Lake Outitters v Collette , 2020 ONSC 6580 at paras 62–79 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 at paras 48–51 Rebel News v Al Jazeera Media , 2021 ONSC 1035 at paras 23–27 British Columbia Court of Appeal Galloway v AB , 2020 BCC......
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Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
...ONCA 686 at paras 36–40 Ferreira v Da Costa , 2019 ONSC 1853 at para 26 About Real Estate Information for New Immigrants Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 at paras 52–55 Procurement and Expenditure of Public Funds on Public Buildings Hospitals Bondield Construction Company Limited v The Glob......
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The Defence of Qualified Privilege
...98-99, 103. Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 The courts in the following cases found that qualiied privilege did not apply: Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 at paras 97–103 CUPW v B’nai Brith Canada et al , 2020 ONSC 323 Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 at paras 38–5......
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1 cases
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Luc Crawford Design Inc., et al v. Mullowney et al.,
...in the context of s. 137.1 of the CJA: Bradford Travel and Cruises Ltd. v. Viveiros, 2019 ONSC 4587, at paras. 31-32; Niu v. Cao, 2020 ONSC 5407; 910938 Ontario Inc. v. Moore, 2020 ONSC 4553, at paras. 19-21; Canadian Thermo Windows Inc. v. Seangio, 2021 ONSC 6555, at para. [26] ......
2 firm's commentaries
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Real Estate Agent's Defamation Claim Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
...v. Cao, 2020 ONSC 5407 (CanLII), an Ontario real estate agent was permitted to proceed with a defamation claim stemming from online postings maligning her professional reputation. The decision was released on the same day as two decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada involving Ontario's a......
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Real Estate Agent's Defamation Claim Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
...v. Cao, 2020 ONSC 5407 (CanLII), an Ontario estate agent was permitted to proceed with a defamation claim stemming from online postings maligning her professional reputation. The decision was released on the same day as two decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada involving Ontario's anti-S......
19 books & journal articles
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Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
...at paras 34–47 Ontario Superior Court of Justice Schwartz & Red Lake Outitters v Collette , 2020 ONSC 6580 at paras 62–79 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 at paras 48–51 Rebel News v Al Jazeera Media , 2021 ONSC 1035 at paras 23–27 British Columbia Court of Appeal Galloway v AB , 2020 BCC......
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Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
...ONCA 686 at paras 36–40 Ferreira v Da Costa , 2019 ONSC 1853 at para 26 About Real Estate Information for New Immigrants Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 at paras 52–55 Procurement and Expenditure of Public Funds on Public Buildings Hospitals Bondield Construction Company Limited v The Glob......
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The Defence of Qualified Privilege
...98-99, 103. Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 The courts in the following cases found that qualiied privilege did not apply: Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 at paras 97–103 CUPW v B’nai Brith Canada et al , 2020 ONSC 323 Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 at paras 38–5......
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Table of Cases
...155, 160, 188, 288, 312–13, 457 Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority v Smith, 2018 ONSC 127 ........... 313, 314, 315, 322 Niu v Cao, 2020 ONSC 5407 ........... 114, 119, 120, 121, 122, 126, 128, 134, 152–53, 159, 164, 168, 192, 196, 223, 228, 236, 238, 240, 243, 255, 257, 259, 264, 278......
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