Sentences with phrase «matters of public interest whether»

As recently pointed out in Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640, the protection attaching to freedom of expression is not limited to the «traditional media», but is enjoyed by «everyone» (in the words of s. 2 (b) of the Charter) who chooses to exercise his or her freedom of expression on matters of public interest whether by blogging, tweeting, standing on a street corner

Not exact matches

Whether the UK would seek to replicate these aspects in a future relations agreement would be a matter of public interest and debate.

Whether or not he pays the same taxes as everyone else is thus a matter of profound public interest.

A libel trial involves findings of defamation as well as consideration of the defenses potentially applicable to each of the publications, including justification, fair comment, and whether the publications are protected by the defence communication on a matter of public interest.

Smith J. assessed a number of blog posts by Levant, and determined whether he could rely s. 2 (b) of the Charter, or on a number of established defences, including justification, fair comment, qualified privilege, or the Grant defence of responsible communication on a matter of public interest.

Ontario Crowns maintain the policy of bringing charges regardless of whether the alleged victims want to or not, seeing this as in the public's interest in fighting a matter of public concern.

In respect of (2), the Court of Appeal reiterated the test to establish the defence of fair comment, being: (a) the comment must be on a matter of public interest; (b) the comment must be based on fact; (c) the comment, though it can include inferences of fact, must be recognisable as comment; (d) whether the person honestly express that opinion on the proved facts; and (e) whether the defendant was actuated by express malice.

Defamation and Qualified Privilege 3 Public participation constitutes an occasion of qualified privilege and, for that purpose, the communication or conduct that constitutes the public participation is deemed to be of interest to all persons who, directly or indirectly, a) Receive the communication, or b) Witness the conduct 4 Any qualified privilege that applies in respect of an oral or written communication on a matter of public interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other pePublic participation constitutes an occasion of qualified privilege and, for that purpose, the communication or conduct that constitutes the public participation is deemed to be of interest to all persons who, directly or indirectly, a) Receive the communication, or b) Witness the conduct 4 Any qualified privilege that applies in respect of an oral or written communication on a matter of public interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other pepublic participation is deemed to be of interest to all persons who, directly or indirectly, a) Receive the communication, or b) Witness the conduct 4 Any qualified privilege that applies in respect of an oral or written communication on a matter of public interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other pepublic interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other persons.

A quote from the reasons delivered by Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin in Cusson: «The judge decides whether the publication was on a matter of public interest.

His lordship therefore considered whether or not the residual S and M behaviour and other admitted aspects of what took place during the event could be said in themselves to be matters of legitimate journalistic investigation or public interest.

3 Public participation constitutes an occasion of qualified privilege and, for that purpose, the communication or conduct that constitutes the public participation is deemed to be of interest to all persons who, directly or indirectly, a) Receive the communication, or b) Witness the conduct 4 Any qualified privilege that applies in respect of an oral or written communication on a matter of public interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other pePublic participation constitutes an occasion of qualified privilege and, for that purpose, the communication or conduct that constitutes the public participation is deemed to be of interest to all persons who, directly or indirectly, a) Receive the communication, or b) Witness the conduct 4 Any qualified privilege that applies in respect of an oral or written communication on a matter of public interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other pepublic participation is deemed to be of interest to all persons who, directly or indirectly, a) Receive the communication, or b) Witness the conduct 4 Any qualified privilege that applies in respect of an oral or written communication on a matter of public interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other pepublic interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other persons.

He concluded that the test to be applied when considering whether it was necessary to restrict freedom of expression to prevent disclosure of information received in confidence was not simply whether the information was a matter of public interest but whether, in all the circumstances, it was in the public interest that the duty of confidence should be breached.

«[I] n determining whether to enforce the terms of a contract of adhesion, courts have looked not only to the take - it - or - leave - it nature or the standardized form of the document but also to -LSB-(1)-RSB- the subject matter of the contract, -LSB-(2)-RSB- the parties» relative bargaining positions, -LSB-(3)-RSB- the degree of economic compulsion motivating the «adhering» party, and -LSB-(4)-RSB- the public interests affected by the contract.»

One matter of interest that was explored during a highly informative panel on civic participation and e-voting, raised the question of whether public sector Privacy Impact Assessments should include a mandatory... [more]

When considering whether it is necessary to restrict freedom of expression to prevent disclosure of information received in confidence, the test is not simply whether the information is a matter of public interest but whether, in all the circumstances, it is in the public interest that the duty of confidence should be breached.

And whether matters such as public interest and legal ethics are unconnected to any «bargain» but just an inherent part of what makes us «lawyers».

Any qualified privilege that applies in respect of an oral or written communication on a matter of public interest between two or more persons who have a direct interest in the matter applies regardless of whether the communication is witnessed or reported on by media representatives or other persons.

In determining whether to take action, the ACCC gives enforcement priority to matters that demonstrate one or more of a range of factors such as whether the conduct is of significant public interest or concern, is conduct resulting in a substantial consumer (including small business) detriment, is unconscionable conduct, particularly involving large national companies or traders, or is conduct demonstrating a blatant disregard for the law.

Indeed, while Spotify continues to test out the waters for what kinds of ventures may do best on its music distribution platform — there is also the matter of Spotify for Business, another B2B - style effort for offering Spotify streaming in public venues, where Spotify also doesn't get a cut of anything — it will be interesting to see whether it eventually decides to take some of this kind of activity, and the money to be made from it, into its own hands down the line.