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Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. and Kevin Donovan v. Sherman Estates (2020) – Representing the Toronto Star in litigation at the Supreme Court of Canada relating to whether the estate court files of Barry Sherman and Honey Sherman should be sealed from public view.
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Boyle v. Ontario Medical Association et al. (2019) – Successfully represented a reporter and newspaper before the Supreme Court of Canada about the issue of the right to access names of doctors billing the public-health-care plan.
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Reference by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada relating to the “right to be forgotten” (2019) – Acted for the coalition of major Canadian media in a motion for intervention.
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Belinda Stronach v. Frank Stronach – Acted for Belinda Stronach in a defamation claim related to public statements by Frank Stronach.
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Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Ontario (2019) – Successfully challenged the constitutionality of legislation that limited access to tribunal records, on behalf of the Toronto Star.
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Media Coalition v. HMQ Ontario (2019) – Unsealed search warrant materials in the police investigations that led to charges against Bruce McArthur, on behalf of a coalition of major Canadian media.
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R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc. (2018) – Represented a coalition of international media and free-expression organizations before the Supreme Court of Canada, in which the court set out the framework governing applications by police for search warrants and production orders of media organizations.
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R. v. New York Times, et al. (2018) – Represented media organizations in seeking to unseal the search warrants relating to the Danforth shooting.
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Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. (2018) – Two sets of Blakes counsel represented two groups of interveners, a Reporters Committee-led coalition of U.S.-based media organizations and non-profits, and a coalition of international human-rights and free-expression organizations. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a worldwide injunction requiring Google Inc. to globally de-index certain websites.
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Goldhar v Haaretz.com et al. (2018) – Successfully represented Israeli-based Haaretz newspaper before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case concerning internet jurisdiction and the alleged defamation of Canadian businessman Mitchell Goldhar.
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John v. Ballingall et al. (2017) – Successfully represented the Toronto Star in a case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that an online newspaper is still a “newspaper” for the purposes of the notice and limitation provisions in the Libel and Slander Act. Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court was denied.
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A.B. v. Bragg Communications (2012) – Acted for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in an appeal where the Supreme Court of Canada decided issues involving social media, open courts and privacy rights.
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Crookes v. Newton (2011) – Represented the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association in this Supreme Court of Canada case that limited liability for hyperlinks.
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Bou Malhab v. Diffusion Métromédia CMR inc. (2011) – Represented a media coalition group of interveners before the Supreme Court of Canada in which the court limited actions for group libel.
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Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada (2010) – Acted for the Toronto Star, including before the Supreme Court of Canada, in a case relating to the constitutionality of mandatory publication bans.
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Ontario (Public Safety and Security) v. Criminal Lawyers' Association (2010) – Acted for two sets of interveners, a media coalition and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, before the Supreme Court of Canada in which the court considered the right of access to information.
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Grant v. Torstar (2009) – Successfully represented the Toronto Star in this case in which the Supreme Court of Canada adopted a new libel defence relating to responsible communication in the public interest.
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R. v. Toronto Star (2005) – Represented the Toronto Star in this leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on open courts and the test for discretionary sealing orders.
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R. v. Mentuck (2001) – Acted for the intervener, Canadian Newspaper Association, in this leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on open courts and the test for discretionary sealing orders.