Sentences with phrase «of an action for defamation»

Wray v Associated Newspapers Ltd, Extra Division, 23 January 2002: defence of action for defamation brought by Member of Parliament.

Appa UK Ltd v Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail 2008 S.C. 145: defence of action for defamation brought by a company accused of exploitative selling practices.

Not exact matches

Counsel for the 1st Defendant (Tiger Eye PI) took the view that in the event of a violation of the confidentiality rule the party affected may take action in defamation.

Activist and Author David Mixner Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios Board Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda Frank Selvaggi Human Rights Campaign New York Marriage Director Brian Ellner Former Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Deputy Campaign Manager to John Kerry for President Steve Elmendorf Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg Democratic National Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias Former Clinton White House Advisor Richard Socarides Academy Award Winning Producer and AFER Board Member Bruce Cohen Gill Action Fund Executive Director Patrick Guerrero Gill Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Bill Smith

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited, Dr. Agnes Adu, is threatening to take legal action against suspended General Secretary of People's National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed for defamation.

After the inquest I will look to take legal action for defamation in respect of these allegations.»

Stressing that a free press is the fourth pillar of any democracy, it said, «If Abusidiq has published any falsehood, we urge the Buhari - led Federal Government to file an action for defamation.»

Additionally, where the judgment in an online defamation claim under simplified rules is successful in obtaining an order for monetary damages of $ 100,000 without obtaining an order to remove blog posts, the plaintiff may be denied costs on the action.

The amendment complaint, which seeks more than $ 50 million in damages, added retaliation and defamation claims to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia action, but drops a Family and Medical Leave Act charge, «as we are focusing on Bertram's core allegations of gender discrimination and retaliation, which still includes discrimination based on her caregiver responsibilities,» Andrew Melzer, one of her lawyers, told the ABA Journal.

Civil law grants to individuals the right to sue for compensation or for specific action in matters such as breach of contract, defamation and negligence.

Lucas has litigated a variety of matters, including actions for breach of contract, interference torts, unfair business practices, misappropriation, copyright and trademark infringement, profit participation claims, idea submission claims, and media torts including defamation, invasion of privacy, right of publicity and misappropriation of name and likeness in all media, including the Internet.

The Superior Court of Justice has refused to grant a plaintiff's motion for an order requiring the defendants in a defamation action to reveal the identity of anonymous blog commenters.

This article provides, for the first time in Canada, a wide range of quantitative data about defamation actions that can inform the policy debate.

Finally, since the soda company is a public entity for the purposes of defamation law, they would have to prove that your actions were malicious... so if you claimed this in what is clearly a farcical literature or intended it to be, you're off the hook.

Absent the existence of special damages, defamation actions should rarely be brought for monetary reasons alone.

Social media has created many challenges for business, including disparate issues such as violations of copyright, trade - marks, confidential information, and privacy, as well as pushing the boundaries on things such as defamation and employer control over employee actions.

It may, of course, be possible to sue the complainant for defamation or even to bring an action for malicious prosecution; a lawyer would have to advise on this, but the mere fact of acquittal is certainly not enough to found an action.

Although SLAPPs can take a variety of forms, many come in the form of a legal action for defamation or libel or for other civil claims including interference with contractual relations.

Notable mandates: Successfully represented Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate private equity fund; a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT, the investors in which include several of Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick service restaurants in Ontario, B.C., and Quebec; acted for management in a proxy dispute involving an interlisted TSX and ASX company, involving various interest holders in several international jurisdictions; represented Pharmascience Inc. at Federal Court of Canada; represented clients such as Apotex Inc. in trademark dispute; represented Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association in matters before the Trademark Opposition Board.

Notable mandates: Represent the plaintiffs in a proposed class action against provincial law enforcement agencies regarding allegedly negligent use of breathalyzer machines; acts for hundreds of pre-sale contract holders with various condominium developments who are disputing their requirement to close under consumer protection laws; defended a law firm in a four - week hearing over enforcement of a significant contingency fee agreement; acted for a number of clients in online defamation cases

Goldhar commenced a defamation action in Ontario against the newspaper, its former sports editor and the author of the article; Haaretz moved to stay the action, arguing that Ontario courts lack jurisdiction simpliciter or, alternatively, that Israel is a more appropriate forum for the action.

Omar, I'm not sure of the priority — it's not clear to me that the constitutional permissibility of a defamation action is less strong than that of a disciplinary proceeding for incivility on a private communications network.

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.

The only possible liability for a truthful and accurate disclosure of fact is a defamation action (in the absence of a privacy clause in the contract) and this is truthful so it would not violate anyone's legal rights.

While Canadian judges, like their Commonwealth siblings, are unwilling to adopt a New York Times v. Sullivan6 - type approach to defamation law (which would require public figure plaintiffs to prove actual malice in order to be successful at trial), doctrinal and technological developments point in favour of an adapted cause of action for public figure plaintiffs under Canadian law.

Expressly conceptualizing reputation within its proper context (i.e., recognizing its contingent and constructed nature and taking account of the new mechanisms available to individuals to affect that construction) should lead to an adaptation of defamation law into two related but distinct causes of action: one for individuals who lack the resources and wherewithal to actively construct their reputation and one for public figure individuals who do possess those advantages.

Moreover, the defamation action is arguably the most personal of all, and for all employees but those who are «the face of the business,» harm to an employer's reputation will not likely flow from harm to its employees» reputations.

Ill - thought disciplinary actions can bring trouble for employers, who can face claims of constructive dismissal and defamation.

Notable mandates: Successfully represented former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate private equity fund; a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT in a matter involving investors such as Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick - service restaurants in Ontario, B.C., and Quebec.

Another key provision of the bill is that the statute of limitations to bring an action for defamation, should an item be libelous, would start when an article is removed from the Internet, not when it was first published.

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

Guergis» action against Harper and his ministers for conspiracy, defamation, misfeasance in public office, intentional infliction of mental suffering, and negligence was dismissed on the basis that the former prime minister's decisions were protected by the exercise of Crown privilege and parliamentary prerogative.

For the Court of Appeal, this document was «obviously» relevant to proof of the alleged slander: «It would be odd indeed for a trial judge in a defamation action to have before him or her only a redacted record of an alleged slander&raquFor the Court of Appeal, this document was «obviously» relevant to proof of the alleged slander: «It would be odd indeed for a trial judge in a defamation action to have before him or her only a redacted record of an alleged slander&raqufor a trial judge in a defamation action to have before him or her only a redacted record of an alleged slander».

Though the judge considered numerous factors under this analysis, she was particularly of the view that the appropriate law for multi-jurisdictional online defamation actions should be the law where the most substantial harm to reputation was incurred, not necessarily the law of each jurisdiction where it is alleged that reputation in that jurisdiction was damaged.

Other work: He has acted for Puff Daddy in a passing off action over his use of the name «Diddy»; and for the Independent Newspaper, its editor and the journalist in a defamation claim brought against them by Lord Ashcroft.

Perhaps a better balance could be struck by continuing to bolster defences to defamation (see for example the defence of fair comment in British Chiropractic Association v Singh) or (whisper it) by reducing the costs of bringing and defending a defamation action.

Notable mandates: successfully represented former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate private equity fund; acted on a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT in a matter involving investors such as Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick - service restaurants in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec.

[1] The plaintiff, Mahmoud Elfarnawani, has commenced an action against the defendants, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its internal Ethics Commission (EC), claiming damages for the torts of defamation, breach of a duty of good faith, and abuse of process.

The appeal arose from a Rule 21.01 (1)(a) motion for online defamation, where the motions judge disposed of the action stating,

Has the Plaintiff met the legal test for an interlocutory injunction in the context of a defamation action?

In addition to the issue of disproportionality between the cost of bringing an action and the interest at stake, Justice Lucy McCallum had to determine the applicable law on defamation for search engines.

You'll likely have read about the effort by Stephen Harper and assorted other defendants to have Helena Guergis's statement of claim for defamation and all manner of other unkindness thrown out as failing to disclose a reasonable cause of action and for raising non-justiciable issues.

If you have considered those questions (4 and 5) and have concluded that the defence of responsible communication should succeed, then you should answer «No» to question 8, since it would be inconsistent with the recognition of the place of responsible communication in the balancing exercise that I mentioned just now if a journalist whose actions benefit from the protection of that defence in a defamation claim were to remain exposed to a claim for invasion of privacy arising from her journalistic activities.