Sentences with phrase «defamatory actions»

Justice Smith also suggested that online defamatory actions of this type might be considered unusually complex,

Thus, a hyperlink (without direct reference to the defamatory statement) would not satisfy the threshold element of publication set out in Grant v. Torstar Corp., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640 to establish a defamatory action.

Not exact matches

These malicious actions and the refusal to retract defamatory statements by Zenefits led to our initial court filing.»

«Take note that we have the full instructions of our clients to institute legal action against any person and media house that persists in the publication or republication of the clearly defamatory and damaging media report.

The suit by his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), showed Dokpesi also praying for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants or their agents from further making any defamatory publications against him, and N50million as cost of the action.

Lawyers for Charlotte Osei also demanded the list of workers who were behind the petition «to enable us commence legal action against them for the defamatory statements contained in their petition failing which our client will be constrained to proceed against you alone as defendant in the suit our client intends to commence against them since you are to all intents and purposes, their agent.»

3.0 Having perused the said letter to which was attached the allegations on the basis of which the petition invoked the provisions of article 146 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana for our client's impeachment, we have noted several defamatory statements in respect of which we have our client's irrevocable instructions to take immediate action against your clients who have not been disclosed on the face of your letter.

She said this was «to enable us commence legal action against them for the defamatory statements contained in their petition failing which our client will be constrained to proceed against you alone as defendant in the suit our client intends to commence against them since you are to all intents and purposes, their agent.»

In the suit by his lawyer Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Dokpesi is also praying for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants or their agents from further making any defamatory publications against him, and N50million as cost of the action.

Former Chelsea striker Drogba, 38, is threatening legal action and called the Mail's story «false and defamatory».

She said this was «to enable us commence legal action against them for the defamatory statements contained in their petition.»

From the very start the STGRB website was set up to conceal who is behind it because it was a planned revenge, hate site and the owner wanted to avoid legal action for the defamatory and libelous content.

His step - mother, uber - socialite Dede Wilsey, threatened legal action against his publisher (after excerpts had run in the New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle) in an attempt to stop publication of the book on the basis that there were more than 30 «actionably defamatory statements of fact... which constitute libel per se» (and that was just in the excerpts!).

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It is for this reason that I have not taken action, thus far, against the clearly defamatory content of various internet blogs.

In Bolagsupplysningen OÜ, Ingrid Ilsjan v Svensk Handel AB (BOÜ / Ilsjan) the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled that a legal person can bring an action for damages and request the correction and removal of allegedly defamatory information before the courts of the Member State where that person has its centre of interests.

With its first question, the referring court asks whether the victim of defamatory remarks can bring an action for rectification and removal of information in any Member State where that information was accessible.

Since the use of a hyperlink can not, by itself, amount to publication even if the hyperlink is followed and the defamatory content is accessed, N has not published the defamatory content and C's action can not succeed.

First, the Court found that the defendant's actions did not meet the standard of defamation because it did not communicate the defamatory statement to a third party.

A. applied for summary judgment on the grounds that it was plain and obvious the defamation claim could not succeed because the statement alleged to be defamatory was protected by absolute privilege and the remainder of the pleadings disclosed no reasonable cause of action.

Given evidence of the blatant nature of Mr. Rancourt's defamatory speech — its blatant falsity and overt malice — it would have easily passed even the lowest threshold of requirements for a successful defamation action in the US.

Of course, defamation law doesn't prevent peopel from critizing that attitudes or actions or others, it merely prevents them from doing so in a way that is untrue and defamatory (and not otherwise entitled to a recognized defense).

Trudel and Johnston, believing that the intervenors» submissions were defamatory, then brought an action against the intervenors and their lawyer, Laurent Nahmiash.

Successful High Court action in defamation against a well known leisure retailer following publication of defamatory statements against an individual.

«This could be a significant disadvantage in respect of material published online as it would mean that if the claimant did not bring an action within the limitation period (for whatever reason), the defamatory material could remain accessible indefinitely.»

So, when members who appeared to be lawyers made statements that were clearly defamatory against this site, we had to take action.

«The effect of the multiple publication rule in relation to online material is that each «hit» on a webpage creates a new publication, potentially giving rise to a separate cause of action, should it contain defamatory material,» it said.

Premier Kathleen Wynne has threatened Opposition Leader Tim Hudak with legal action if he doesn't retract «false, misleading and defamatory» accusations he made last week.

Under D.C. law, government officials have absolute immunity in actions for libel and slander - even if their statements are false and defamatory - provided that two conditions apply.

Retractions and Removal of Defamatory Material 33 Retractions 33 Removal 34 The DMCA's «Safe Harbor» Section and the CDA 34 Actions and Notions That Lead to Lawsuits 35 Ignoring the Small Stuff 35 «The Internet isn't real life.»

In other words, the plaintiff in a defamation action may be required to expend a considerable amount of money to bring the action, may experience significant negative publicity which repeats the false accusations, and if unsuccessful in the litigation may cement into the public consciousness the belief that the defamatory accusations were true.

He also chewed out Makhnevich in a default judgment, finding her actions to be unconscionable and a breach of fiduciary duty, and ruling that Lee's commentary couldn't be defamatory under New York state law.

The Website Operator also did not contribute to the allegedly defamatory material, as none of its actions were alleged to be defamatory on their own.