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Defamation


 

AGM’s Meredith Hayward and Michael Binetti successful in anti-SLAPP motion dismissing defamation claim by anti-vaccination physicians

In a decision released on February 24, 2022 in Gill v. Lamba, Justice Elizabeth Stewart of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an action brought against more than 20 ... [more] Full article

A New Privacy Tort in Ontario: Publicity placing the Plaintiff in a False Light

In December 2019, a Superior Court judge awarded damages for the first time for a new privacy tort (“Publicity which places the plaintiff in a false light in the public ... [more] Full article

Test for Anti-SLAPP Motions Reaffirmed by the Ontario Court of Appeal

The law has struggled to balance the right to freedom of expression ingrained in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms with protecting the public from defamatory statements. In an effort ... [more] Full article

Supreme Court of Canada sets the rules on when Canadian courts have jurisdiction

Earlier today, Canada's Supreme Court released a trilogy of long-awaited decisions in which it set universal rules on when courts across Canada can properly take jurisdiction over claims against foreign ... [more] Full article