“Following the Court’s decisions in Pointes/Platnick, anti-SLAPP motions continue to be brought in defamation actions. These decisions will continue to build and refine test created by the Court, and how it can be applied. One particular aspect is determining what exactly is in the public interest for the purpose of s 137.1(4)(b), which is the main focus of analysis after the Court’s decision. A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Sokoloff v Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Services Ltd helps expound on this issue …” (more)
[Omar Ha-Redeye, Slaw, 22 November]
First posted 2020-11-23 11:27:59
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