(Podcast) The Briefing: IP Rights and the “Public Good” Exemption to California’s Anti-SLAPP Law: An Update
The Briefing: IP Rights and the “Public Good” Exemption to California’s Anti-SLAPP Law: An Update
Le 19 mai 2023, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a publié sa décision dans l’affaire Hansman c. Neufeld (l’« arrêt Hansman »), soit la plus récente affaire hautement médiatisée portant sur les poursuites « anti-SLAPP »...more
The Supreme Court of Canada, in commenting on anti-SLAPP legislation for the third time in the span of three years, has confirmed that even potentially meritorious claims must be dismissed if the public interest in the...more
On May 19, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada (Court) released its decision in Hansman v. Neufeld (Hansman), the latest high-profile anti-SLAPP case in Canada. Hansman clarifies the circumstances in which courts will dismiss a...more
In Safavi-Naini v. Rubin Thomlinson LLP, 2023 ONCA 86, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the dismissal of a defamation action under s. 137.1 of Ontario’s Courts of Justice Act (CJA). The decision provides guidance...more
Four months after the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled on the test for Ontario’s anti-SLAPP legislation, the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) has released two companion decisions overturning a motion judge’s pre-SCC rulings,...more
Le 10 septembre 2020, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rendu ses décisions tant attendues dans les affaires connexes 1704604 Ontario Ltd. c. Pointes Protection Association (l’« arrêt Pointes ») et Bent c. Platnick...more
On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released long-awaited decisions interpreting and applying Ontario’s anti-SLAPP legislation, in the companion cases of 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection...more
On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered judgment in Bent v Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, the first case interpreting the provisions under s. 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act (CJA)—Ontario's "anti-SLAPP"...more
In a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision, Justice E.M. Morgan used Ontario’s new “anti-SLAPP” laws to dismiss a defamation action against The Globe and Mail (Globe). In doing so, however, Justice Morgan raised...more
Anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) legislation has once again been introduced in Ontario. Now known as Bill 83, the draft Protection of Public Participation Act, 2013 received its first reading last...more