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By Nadia Samy LL.B. | 4 Minutes Read November 23, 2022

Une liberté commence, l’autre s’arrête

La question qui tue pour plusieurs personnes, c’est de savoir si leurs commentaires pourraient constituer un cas de diffamation ou non. La réponse donnée le plus souvent par les juristes, c’est : « ça dépend ». Voici la raison d’être de cette réponse que certains trouvent irritantes :

Article by Nadia Samy LL.B. / Employee Relations, Human Rights / defamation, employment law, Freedom of expression, liberté d'expression, médias sociaux Leave a Comment

By Nadia Samy LL.B. | 4 Minutes Read November 23, 2022

A freedom ends… another begins

The million-dollar question that a lot of people ask is whether or not their comments can constitute defamation. The answer often given by legal experts is: “it depends.” Here’s the reason behind this answer that some people find annoying:

Article by Nadia Samy LL.B. / Employee Relations, Human Rights / defamation, Duty of loyalty, employee loyalty, employment law, Freedom of expression, social media Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read February 22, 2022

The tort of internet harassment: A new tort with an extraordinary remedy

In a landmark decision in Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 (the “Decision”), the Superior Court of Justice recognized the common law tort of internet harassment—proclaiming itself the first common law court outside of the U.S. to recognize the tort.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Information Technology, Privacy / cyber bullying, defamation, defamatory comments, harassment, mental suffering, online harassment, tort of internet harassment Leave a Comment

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