Niu v. Cao

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeJustice Glustein
Citation2020 ONSC 5407
Docket NumberCV-18-00607956-0000
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Date10 September 2020

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22 practice notes
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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,......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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......
  • Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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......
  • The Defence of Qualified Privilege
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part V. The Merits Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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
  • Luc Crawford Design Inc., et al v. Mullowney et al.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 29, 2021
    ...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
  • Real Estate Agent's Defamation Claim Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 7, 2023
    ...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......
  • Real Estate Agent's Defamation Claim Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 25, 2020
    ...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......
19 books & journal articles
  • The Defence of Qualified Privilege
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part V. The Merits Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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......
  • Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...the following decisions: 227 228 | Guide to the Law and Practice of anti-SLaPP ProceedinGS • Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 • Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 • Miceli v Swinton , 2019 ONSC 2926 • Bondield Construction Company Limited v The Globe and Mail Inc , 2019 ONCA 283; Bondield Constructio......
  • Detailed Examination of the Factors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 Ontario College of Teachers v Bouragba , 2019 ONCA 1028 Bondield Construction Company Limited v The Globe and ......
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