Tag: Éditions Écosociété Inc. et al. v Banro Corp

Breeden v. Black and Éditions Écosociété v. Banro: Jurisdiction in Defamation Cases

In the companion cases of Breeden v Black, 2012 SCC 19 (“Breeden”) and Éditions Écosociété Inc. et al. v Banro Corp., 2012 SCC 18 (“Banro”), the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the manner in which courts should determine whether to exercise jurisdiction over multijurisdictional defamation claims involving foreign defendants. Although the decisions support the ability […]