Joint E-Hearings Task Force releases Best Practices for Remote Hearings
During the COVID-19 pandemic, courts and tribunals in Ontario and across the country are turning to video conferences to allow litigants to access justice while still obeying social distancing rules. A number of organisations are posting advice to lawyers and self-represented litigants about how these hearings are similar to, and how they differ from, in person hearings. Most recently, a joint E-Hearings Task Force of The Advocates’ Society, the Ontario Bar Association, the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association released a comprehensive document on Best Practices for Remote Hearings. This article synthesizes some of their ... [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
Ontario’s top court refuses to enforce judgment against Antigua and Barbuda
In a recent decision in H.M.B. Holdings v. Antigua and Barbuda, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld a decision to refuse to register in Ontario a British Columbia judgment ... [more] Full article
Ontario Superior Court Makes Defamation Judgments Against Anonymous Online Posters
In a recent decision , the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck a blow for victims of defamatory internet posts who may have a good cause of action against anonymous ... [more] Full article
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