defamation law reform

Rethinking Defamation Law

On May 3rd the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) hosted an international conference examining how defamation law should be reformed in light of “far-reaching developments in law, technology, and social values.” The first panel of the conference, Rethinking Defamation Law: The Setting for Reform, provided an overview of defamation law in Canada and some factors […]

Jurisdiction, Anonymity and Unpublishing – Frontline Problems in Resolving Online Defamation Claims

At the recent conference, “Defamation Law and the Internet: Where do we go from here?”, organized by the Law Commission of Ontario, the luncheon keynote focused on the issues of extra-territorial jurisdiction, anonymity, and unpublishing with respect to resolving online defamation claims.