Sentences with phrase «civil tort remedies»

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In broad terms, a tort is a civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which the judicial system or court is used to provide a remedy in the form of a required action for damages.

A civil remedy for the growing area of privacy rights was desperately needed, but it was uncertain how extensive this tort would be used.

In it, the organization makes 35 recommendations dealing with areas such as bill C - 13, the protecting Canadians from online crime act, as well as civil remedies such as the creation of a new cyber-bullying tort in British Columbia.

[63] This guidance from the Supreme Court explains that the protection of free speech is not intended to be at the expense of a wrongfully defamed person's ability to obtain a civil remedy for the tort of libel.

and which defines a civil tort and remedies for misappropriation of trade secrets; (2) enforcement of the general duty of loyalty that employees (the people most likely to be given access to a trade secret) have, at least while they are on the payroll, not to disclose their employers» proprietary information to others; and (3) enforcement of contracts, including confidentiality agreements, entered into by people and companies given access to trade secrets.