2017 July 27

Wesley v. Jakubec, 2017 CanLII 55420

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Small Claims Court) awarded the plaintiff $25,000 general damages over defamatory allegations published in online publications, the defendant’s website and Facebook page.  The court stated:  “I can take judicial notice of the fact that once information is placed on the World Wide Web, it cannot be withdrawn or removed.“