Defamation and Libel Meets Twitter
How much damage can you do to a person’s reputation in 140 characters? If one were to judge from the flurry of defamation cases involving Twitter and similar social media that have been filed in the...
View ArticleDefamation in the Age of Facebook
The brave new frontier for the law of defamation today is definitely social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and – yes – blogs too. The last couple of years have seen claims for defamation (libel) move...
View ArticleWiFi and Breach of Privacy
No day goes by without some new internet peril being drawn to our attention. The most recent evil is an internet based program called Firesheep. Like others (i.e. Wireshark, Tshark, Snort, Nmap,...
View ArticleAnti-SLAPP Legislation on the Horizon
On October 28, 2010, a panel commissioned by the Ontario Attorney General delivered its report, recommending that the province enact legislation to address so-called strategic litigation against public...
View Article"To Tweet or Not to Tweet That is the Question": Twitter and Sports Stars a...
A few months ago on this blog, my colleague Marko Vesely posted an excellent piece on “Defamation and Libel Meets Twitter”. For those of you who just want the “take-home”, the ultimate message remains...
View ArticleCourtney Love Settles Twitter Defamation Case for $430,000
I opened an earlier blog post on the topic of defamation over Twitter with the hypothetical question, "How much damage can you do to a person’s reputation in 140 characters?" Accordingly to Courtney...
View ArticleTwitter and Pro Athletes Revisited - When will you Learn?
This is the second installment of my blog updates. The first was on the legal wranglings of the sale of Liverpool F.C. This is on Twitter and pro athletes. In the wake of Liverpool striker Ryan...
View ArticleLawson Lundell's Marko Vesely quoted in Vancouver Sun Voicemail Hacking Article
The voicemail hacking scandal that brought down News of the World has raised questions about voicemail safety around the world. Gillian Shaw at the Vancouver Sun spoke to Lawson Lundell’s Marko Vesely...
View ArticleHow to Find Your Defamer on the Internet
The internet is a wonderful thing. It provides instant access to a universe of information on nearly endless subjects. It is a worldwide forum for the exchange of content and ideas. Anyone with...
View ArticleFacebook Defamation Case Heard by the Supreme Court of Canada
This post was submitted by Lawson Lundell guest author, Toby Kruger. On May 10, 2012, Marko Vesely and Toby Kruger appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of the British Columbia Civil...
View ArticleCanadian Law of Defamation And The John Furlong Allegations
Headlines in Canada have been dominated recently by allegations published by the Georgia Straight newspaper in Vancouver against John Furlong, the former CEO of the Vancouver Olympics. The allegations...
View ArticleDefamation and Corporate News Releases
Likely to the relief of publicly traded companies, the B.C. Supreme Court recently dismissed a claim in defamation over a corporate news release that provided general information about the intended...
View ArticleDoes absolute privilege protect statements made before a regulatory tribunal?
Are submissions, evidence and statements made in a regulatory proceeding subject to the same protection of absolute privilege that applies in a court? Not always; it depends on the proceeding. In...
View ArticleDefamation, Corporate News Releases and the Potential Liability of Directors.
In 2012, the B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a defamation claim over a corporate news release that provided general information about the intended response to a lawsuit. The case was dismissed on the...
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