In Haaretz.com et al v Mitchell Goldhar (SCC case no. 37202), the Supreme Court of Canada is asked to decide whether the court in Ontario has jurisdiction to hear a defamation claim arising from an article widely published in Israel, but read online by a number of people in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
Canada: Haaretz.com v Goldhar: Supreme Court set to pronounce on forum and jurisdiction in Internet libel claim – Natasha Holcroft-Emmess
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Categories : Canada, Libel
Ireland: Is Dublin becoming the defamation capital of the world, the libel-tourism destination of choice? – Eoin O’Dell
17 11 2015
The Guinness Storehouse claims to be Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction. As the city is out of the running to become European Capital of Culture, 2020 (a title it last held in 1991), and as the Web Summit is moving to Lisbon from next year, tourist attractions like the Storehouse are probably glad to know that Dublin seems to be taking London’s mantle as Capital of Defamation, as the destination of choice for libel tourists seeking a congenial jurisdiction in which to bring a defamation action. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cearta, Eoin O'Dell, Libel Tourism
Categories : Ireland, Libel
Is New Zealand the Libel World’s most plaintiff friendly jurisdiction? – Ali Romanos
25 08 2015
New Zealand defamation law strikingly favours plaintiffs. Sure, the Thai monarchy could be said to enjoy a certain degree of power, in view of the 25-year prison sentence imposed earlier this year on a businessman for some Facebook musings. But compared at least to their more temperate Common Law brothers and sisters, plaintiffs in New Zealand enjoy considerable advantages. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Libel, New Zealand
Case Law: Sloutsker v Romanova: £110,000 damages awarded for internet libel by High Court in London – Michael Frost
23 07 2015
On 16 July, Mr Justice Warby awarded Vladimir Sloutsker, a former Russian senator and President of the Israel Jewish Congress, £110,000 in damages at the conclusion of his long-running libel action against Russian journalist Olga Romanova ([2015] EWHC 2053 (QB)). A permanent injunction against Ms Romanova was also awarded. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Damages, Hamlins, Libel Tourism, Mr Justice Warby, Sloutsker
Categories : Caselaw, Libel
News: Northern Ireland and the mystery of the missing Defamation Act
5 05 2013
As we noted in March, the Defamation Act 2013 will not extend to Northern Ireland. This is slightly surprising. In contrast to Scotland – where the law of defamation has never been the same as in England – the law in Northern Ireland has always, been in all relevant respects, identical to that in England in Wales (see Olivia O’Kane’s post here). Why then has the Northern Ireland Executive not passed a “legislative consent motion” to extend the Defamation Act to the province? Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Freedom of Information, Libel, Northern Ireland
