Howard Winkler

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Defamation law reform: the good, the bad and the missed opportunity

/ Civil Litigation /

By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Proposals to update Ontario’s defamation laws to reflect social and technological changes in communications brought about by the internet are mostly sound, says Toronto lawyer Howard Winkler. In March, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released its final report titled Defamation Law in the Internet Age, with its terms […]

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A balancing of interests is currently paramount in anti-SLAPP litigation

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By LegalMatters Staff • A recent Superior Court of Justice ruling rejecting an application to dismiss a defamation lawsuit under anti-SLAPP legislation will likely be back in court on appeal, says Toronto litigator and lawyer Howard Winkler. Winkler, principal and founder of Winkler Dispute Resolution, says he believes the judge in CUPW v. B’nai Brith

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Ending online defamation starts with making websites accountable

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By LegalMatters Staff • Ordering anonymous online posters to pay thousands of dollars in damages for defamatory statements they made on an internet chat forum is “a good starting point” but falls short of effectively addressing the issue, says Toronto litigator and lawyer Howard Winkler. In an Ontario Court of Justice judgment released on Jan.

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Winkler finds ‘effective, efficient’ solutions to clients’ problems

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Over more than 30 years of practice, Toronto lawyer and mediator Howard Winkler has always taken a problem-solving approach to his clients’ needs. “When they come to me, they’re not really interested in arcane law,” he says. “They’re here because they have a problem and need a solution,” says Winkler, principal and founder of Winkler Dispute Resolution. “I

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