The controversial Leeds United Chairman, Ken Bates, was the defendant in a remarkable harassment claim heard last week in the Leeds County Court by Judge Mark Gosnell. The was claim brought by a Yorkshire businessman, Melvyn Levi and his wife Carole Levi against Mr Bates. Read the rest of this entry »
News: Harassment by football matchday programme: the hearing in Levi v Bates
28 04 2012Comments : 3 Comments »
Categories : Legal
The Supreme Court of Canada: internet defamation, choice of law and libel tourism – Antonin I Pribetic
28 04 2012
This post is the second of a two-part series of posts on the recent Canadian conflict of laws trilogy in Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17 (“Van Breda”); Éditions Écosociété Inc. v. Banro Corp., 2012 SCC 18 (“Banro”) and Breeden v. Black, 2012 SCC 19. (“Black”) for Internet defamation, choice of law/forum shopping and libel tourism. In an earlier post (on the Trial Warrior Blog) I discussed the the Van Breda decision and its implications to Canadian conflict of laws generally. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Canada, Libel
