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Marko Vesely
Phone: 604.631.9260
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Marko Vesely is currently a partner with Lawson Lundell LLP. As the head of the firm’s Defamation and Media Law Group, Marko adds his voice to the team of Lawson Lundell attorneys on the firm’s blog, Western Canada Business Litigation Blog. Mr. Vesely primarily practices civil and commercial litigation, and has served as lead counsel for some of the firm’s more high profile cases.
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Marko Vesely Discusses the Enforceability of a Website's Terms of Use
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently handed down a decision on litigation between one of the country’s largest real estate companies, Century 21, and Rogers Communications Inc., the owner of the Zoocasa website which promotes property listings across Canada. The case deals with some...
Courtney Love Settles Twitter Defamation Case for $430,000
I opened an earlier blog post on the topic of defamation over Twitter with the hypothetical question, "How much damage can you do to a person’s reputation in 140 characters?" Accordingly to Courtney Love's recent settlement of an infamous defamation action against her, the answer seems...
Anti-SLAPP Legislation on the Horizon
On October 28, 2010, a panel commissioned by the Ontario Attorney General delivered its report, recommending that the province enact legislation to address so-called strategic litigation against public participation or “SLAPP” suits. The panel was chaired by Mayo Moran, the dean...
Supreme Court of Canada protects confidential sources (sort of)
The use of confidential sources by journalists – a topic first sensationalized when Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein broke the Watergate scandal – has remained a vexed issue for courts and legislatures ever since. In R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, the...
Supreme Court of Canada protects confidential sources (sort of)
The use of confidential sources by journalists – a topic first sensationalized when Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein broke the Watergate scandal – has remained a vexed issue for courts and legislatures ever since. In R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, the...