HUNTER: Peter Nygard spent $15M in smear campaign against neighbour msn.com/en-ca/news/oth…

"What is abundantly clear from this panel and from what is going on now in most newsrooms, is that the lawyers are fundamental partners to what we do every single day" Reuters Durham University

This could be a big one. SCC's first foray into the BC legislation (and first decision on #antiSLAPP laws since Pointes & Bent in 2020). Lots of interesting issues the Court may pick up on, including nuances on how to properly conduct the public interest weighing analysis.

Weaponizing the law against journalists is killing our democracies | World Economic Forum weforum.org/agenda/2023/05…

"A dark day for freedom of the press" indeed. Carole Cadwalladr ordered to pay more than £1m in court costs to businessman Arron Banks, despite a judgement ruling that her reporting was in the public interest at the time of publication. Such cost orders deter vital reporting.

Under Elon Musk, Twitter has approved 83% of censorship requests by authoritarian governments | International | EL PAÍS English english.elpais.com/international/…

Important reporting that shines a spotlight on our broken FOI system. Kudos to these journalists and to the Globe for taking this on.

I'm speaking next week with the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group about the shifting digital policy landscape in Canada - June 27 at noon ET. You can register for free here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Among the best writers working in newspapers today is @sallyjenkinswa1. It's all on display in this look back and profile: Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, their tennis rivalry, and their miles deep, almost lifelong friendship. wapo.st/3JHpjU2 Recommended. [Gift link]

B.C.’s Court of Appeal Clarifies the Law on Damages Assessment Through Hyperlinks mcmillan.ca/uncategorized/…

Ontario court hands down $4.7 million judgement against internet troll who defamed HR recruiters | Law Times lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas…

Sanchez v France: The Expansion of Intermediary Liability in the Context of Online Hate Speech strasbourgobservers.com/2023/07/17/san…

Ontario Investing in Digital Justice Platform | Ontario Newsroom news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

They said it couldn't be done. Reader subs and contributions now bring in £82m from 1m paying supporters. Australian (£28m revenues) and US (£46m) editions now profitable, and growing... theguardian.com/media/2023/jul…

Has anyone tried scheduling a short motion using the Toronto ONSC’s calendly function: calendly.com/toronto-region? Seems almost too good to be true. I live in fear that someone will figure out that it is accessible and efficient and immediately shut it down.

BREAKING: Global News has obtained the 2018 mandate letters Premier Doug Ford gave his cabinet ministers. The main letter demands high ethical standards among cabinet ministers, with a promise the premier would hold them “personally” accountable. globalnews.ca/news/9937158/d… #Onpoli

Investigative journalism saved the greenbelt. Finally a good day for democracy in Ontario. (The RCMP should still investigate) thestar.com/politics/provi…

Independent journalism saved the Greenbelt from development: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-ont…

DMG recently assisted a media client in a successful anti-SLAPP motion. In Armstrong v. Farahi, although the court found that the plaintiff had met the “merits based hurdle”, the court dismissed the case because the plaintiff was found not to have met the public interest hurdle.

The Supreme Court of Canada issued an important judgment today in Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person, 2024 SCC 21.  decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-cs… We welcome this judgment, which confirms that the idea of holding a secret trial in Canada is intolerable.