Defamation has two forms: libel (written words) and slander (spoken words). For a defamation case, as person must prove: 1. the words at issue were defamatory (meaning they would negatively impact the persons reputation in the eyes of a reasonable person); 2. the words, in fact, referred to the person complaining about those […]
SO, YOU HAVE BEEN DEFAMED – THE BASICS AND WHAT TO CONSIDER: Read More »
The Case: Morland-Jones v. Taerk, 2014 ONSC 3061 (CanLII) The Dispute: Neighbours. Mutual allegations about family pets, profanity, disturbing the peace and misbehaviour generally. An injunction was sought. The Outcome: A pox on both their houses. The Court dismissed all of the claims and, effectively, admonished both sides for usurping the limited resources of the
WHEN NEIGHBOUR DISPUTES REACH THE COURTROOM – A POX ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES. YOU BOTH LOSE. Read More »
Over the past six months, I receive more and more calls about cases involving joint bank accounts between a parent and an adult child (when the parent passed away), most of which involving disputes raised by other adult children of the parent who passes. Joint bank accounts is an increasingly popular tool used by elderly
Baglow v. Smith – a recent Ontario decision about defamation online – in this case, blogging (political) on a message board. The Court described it as rude, aggressive, sarcastic, hyperbolic, insulting, caustic and/or vulgar. Basically, A sued B, claiming B had defamed him on a political blogosphere message board. A also sued the host of
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