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The Court of Appeal summarily dismissed Syed Ahmad’s appeal, upholding the striking of his civil claim as an abuse of process because it relitigated prior judicial review issues.
British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed X Corp.’s appeal from a stay application, holding its forum selection clause did not clearly cover the defamation claims.
The trial judge's factual characterization that Ms. Hanson had her own clients was upheld, but the trial judge erred in accepting an unsupported billable-amount figure of $359,345 and in awarding WIP that would double-count amounts already reflected in the corrected compensation; therefore the breach award is reduced to $27,822 and the WIP $12,980.50 belongs to Bazar McBean; appellants awarded costs of appeal $17,000.
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The Supreme Court of Canada held that Ontario could hear Conrad Black’s libel actions because publication and republication in Ontario created jurisdiction, and Illinois was not a clearly better forum.
Court found an oral partnership, ordered sharing of a TG bonus, held an emailed attack defamatory, and made related reimbursement and quantum meruit orders.
The by‑law did not authorize the corporation to collect solicitor’s fees incurred for routine demand letters absent legal action or an adjudication finding an amount due, and the corporation lacked clear authority to compel payment through the mortgagee without notice or adjudicative process; therefore the extracts by the mortgagee for legal fees were unjustified and must be reimbursed.
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The Federal Court granted security for costs in part, ordering staged security payments and refusing broader relief such as dismissal, solicitor-client costs, or extra filing restrictions.
The court found Porter was wrongfully dismissed without the Police Act discipline process and awarded damages. It also held Kelly liable in defamation for malicious publication.
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