The website of the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario includes an interesting discussion of
publication bans in Ontario, but really misses the point when it comes to the distribution of court judgments and
publication bans in the era of online distribution and access to legal information.
The issues surrounding
publication bans in Ontario would undoubtedly have a higher profile if everyone involved in the process did not have a vested interest in keeping things quiet.
Although the Court upheld
the publication ban in this case, the Court rightly noting several parts of the order are already in the public domain and may have been inappropriately subject to a publication ban.
On top of that, the judge made
a publication ban in respect of any of the unredacted portions of the material.
Criminal Law: «Mr. Big» There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of admissibility of evidence flowing from an RCMP «Mr. Big» sting.
There is
a publication ban in this case and on the name of the party, with unanimous oral reasons by Justice Abella, dismissing the appeal, for the reasons of the majority in the C.A. upholding the conviction.
There is
publication ban in this case and on the name of the party, with oral reasons by Justice Brown, in which Chief Justice Wagner dissented, in the context of the «hold off» period for police questioning.
There is
a publication ban in the case.
There is
a publication ban in this case, as well as a sealing order in the context of whether tipline callers are entitled to informer privilege.
Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon no. 23 v. Yukon (Procureure générale), 2014 YKCA 4 There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of a recusal motion based on alleged reasonable apprehension of bias.
According to the minority, «As an excessive response to an insufficiently proven harm in light of the implementation of staggered voting hours,
the publication ban in s. 329 of the Canada Elections Act is therefore a violation of s. 2 (b) of the Charter that is not justified under s. 1.»
There is a mandatory
publication ban in all youth prosecutions on information tending to identify young accused under s. 110 of the YCJA or young victims under s. 111 of the YCJA.
M.M. v. Canada (Minister of Justice)(U.S.A.), 2014 QCCA 681 (35838) There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of missing children.
B306 v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 2013 FCA 262 (35685) There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of refugee / people smuggling.
St - Cloud v. R., 2013 QCCS 5021 (35626) There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of aggravated assault captured on camera.
R. v. A., 2014 BCCA 163 (35958) There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of charges against the captain and crew of a ship.
Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi - Aventis, 2014 FCA 68 (35886) There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of generic delayed market entry issues.
Criminal Law: Sexual Offences R. v. W., 2014 ONCA 598 (36112)
Publication ban in the context of (alleged) delay re (alleged) historic sexual abuse.
There is
a publication ban in this case, a sealing order, and the Court file contains information not available for inspection by the public, in the context of police production orders.
Criminal Law: Sexual Offences; Prohibition Orders R. v. K.R.J., 2014 BCCA 382 (36200) There is
a publication ban in this case in the context of retrospectivity (or not) of prohibition orders for specified sexual offences against those under 16.
The recent decision of Justice Dougald McDermid to impose a temporary
publication ban in the trial of those accused of murdering Victoria Stafford has caused a considerable furore.
Criminal Law: Sexual Offences; Disclosure There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of disclosure of police «occurrence reports».
Criminal Law: Long - Term v. Dangerous There is
a publication ban in this case, in the context of long - term v. dangerous offender orders.
In December, the Court will hear an appeal of a decision to deny a 15 - year - old litigant the use of a pseudonym (initials) and
a publication ban in her pursuit of an unknown individual who created a fake and allegedly defamatory Facebook profile in her name.
Not exact matches
Tesco, a $ 77 billion company, will begin the
ban in September, when kids go back to school, according to the reporter
in a trade
publication, The Grocer.
Biotech and pharmaceutical industry
publication Endpoints News polled executives and leaders
in the industry and found the vast majority, 87.6 %, oppose the
ban and think it will have an impact on the industry.
But the addition of numerous conditions concerning validity (the
publication of
bans, the presence of a priest and witnesses, registration
in a parish register, etc.) betrayed the same anxiety to stem sexual immorality and correct abuses
in the laws of marriage.»
Rushdie's depiction of Muhammad and other Islamic figures
in the book offended some members of Islam, and the novel was
banned in India soon after its
publication.
First he was attacked
in a Liverpool bar hours after the win over Leicester, and was then the subject of a deeply offensive newspaper column that has led to the
publication in question, the Sun, being
banned from attending all Everton matches and press conferences.
The attention of the Local Organising Committee of the 36th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution has been drawn to a media
publication alleging that the leader of the Revolution and former President of the Republic, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has
banned certain personalities including former President John Mahama from participating
in the anniversary events.
In response, the high court can grant a ban on broadcasting or a requirement for the so - called extremist to submit all publications for the web, social media or print to the police in advance for authorisatio
In response, the high court can grant a
ban on broadcasting or a requirement for the so - called extremist to submit all
publications for the web, social media or print to the police
in advance for authorisatio
in advance for authorisation.
One of Spitzer's first acts was to
ban the use of the governor's image
in all state - funded TV commercials and
publications.
Commenting on the
publication of the first set of data on Northern Irish political donations, Ann Watt, Head of the Electoral Commission
in Northern Ireland, repeated her call on the government to lift the
ban on on publishing details of donations from 2014 - 2017.
In an age of hyper - political - correctness, a Canadian automotive
publication is asking if spokesmodels should be
banned outright.
(Animal Defenders International Press Release) Animal protection organisations with a long history of campaigning against animal circuses have welcomed
publication of the Scottish Government Bill to
ban the use of wild animals
in travelling circuses
in Scotland, along with proposals to review performing animal regulations.
Regulations for TV Set - Top Boxes
in China The State Administration of Press,
Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) announced new regulations for TV set - top boxes including a list of 81
banned 3rd party apps.
Had we lost before Stirling's own crappy province's «human rights» tribunal, the statutory penalty would have been a lifetime
publication ban on me
in British Columbia and de facto throughout the rest of Canada.
These ground - based data should be
banned from use
in any climate
publications.
A
publication ban is
in place.
For the time being only, the general
ban on recoverability of costs insurance premiums is not being applied to personal injury proceedings for diffuse mesothelioma and proceedings
in respect of
publication, privacy and insolvency.
Defendant published the name of complainant
in sexual assault case
in breach of
publication ban.
At this point, I'm starting to wonder why we even bother with privacy restrictions,
publication bans, and media restrictions on court proceedings
in general.
In the leading case of R. v. Mentuck, 2001 SCC 76, Justice Iacobucci set out the circumstances when a
publication ban could be ordered:
Pharmaceuticals: Delayed Market Entry Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi - Aventis, 2014 FCA 68 (35886)
Publication ban,
in the context of generic delayed market entry issues.
In these circumstances, implementing a
ban on
publication via digital media based on a desire to preserve a «correct» or uncontested narrative might not rise beyond the level of speculative evidence of harm to the administration of justice.
Finally, under this test, the Supreme Court concluded that
publication bans should be ordered only
in exceptional cases.
Extradition M.M. v. Canada (Minister of Justice)(U.S.A.), 2014 QCCA 681 (35838)
Publication ban,
in the context of missing children.
This threshold for
publication bans — meant to uphold freedom of speech
in relation to the open court principle — is thus unquestionably high.
If we truly believed
in protecting the innocent and supporting those falsely accused of crimes, should we not be imposing
publication bans on the defendant's name until such time as a guilty verdict is rendered?
Having outed dozens of defendants over her storied career — many of whom were convicted of heinous crimes but a minority were found not guilty at the conclusion of their trials — Blatchford first began to question publicly the inequity of one - sided
publication bans back
in September of 2013.