Civil Law

Irish government ministers have published a new Defamation Bill as they prepare to make wide-ranging reforms to libel laws. They said the bill aims to tackle "disproportionate" compensation awards and…

The Manitoba Court of Appeal has overturned a $1.6 million defamation ruling against the CBC in what one lawyer says is a “dramatic affirmation” of a crucial defamation defence for…

An Alberta oil baron’s two heiresses have been ordered to pay $6.6 million in damages for libeling a Calgary lawyer and law firm, in what could be the largest defamation…