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Canadian defamation law refers to defamation law as it stands in both common law and civil law jurisdictions in Canada. As with most Commonwealth jurisdictions, Canada follows English law on defamation issues (except in the province of Quebec where private law is derived from French civil law).
Grant v Torstar Corp, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640, 2009 SCC 61, is a 2009 Supreme Court of Canada decision on the defences to the tort of defamation. The Supreme Court ruled that the law of defamation should give way to the rights of a party to speak on matters of public interest, provided the party exercises a certain level of responsibility in verifying the potentially defamatory facts.
Pages in category "Canadian defamation case law" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
She is not suing for defamation and some legal experts have expressed surprise that the case is scheduled to go to trial. ... Zipursky, who specializes in tort law and defamation law, said the ...
Verdun later wrote a book, The Fox in Charge of the Biggest Henhouse in Canada, which further defamed Astley. As a result, the book is not available in Canada. The trial judge would later describe Verdun's actions as being motivated by malice. [1] In May 2006, Astley filed a statement of claim against Verdun, suing him for defamation. [2]
Ahead of a high-stakes defamation trial, CNN is now being accused of misleading the court regarding documents on its net worth. U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared his ...
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Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto February 20, 1995 – July 20, 1995.2 S.C.R. 1130 was a libel case against the Church of Scientology, in which the Supreme Court of Canada interpreted Ontario's libel law in relation to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.