François Fontaine, Ad.E.

Developments in Internet Law: Defamation and Hyperlinks
Gregory B. Bordan,François Fontaine,Sally A. Gomery,Éric Hardy,Randy C. Sutton, November 4, 2011
The Supreme Court of Canada has advanced both defamation law and Internet law in its recent decision in Crookes v Newton, released on October 19, 2011. The court, by a majority of six judges, held that a person cannot defame someone merely by publishing a hyperlink to a third party's website or...

Quebec Court Of Appeal Affirms the Relevance of Class Actions in Environmental Law
Anne-Frédérique Bourret,François Fontaine,Richard J. King,Jean Piette, August 9, 2011
In a recent ruling in Carrier c. Québec (Procureur général), the Quebec Court of Appeal affirmed the relevance of the class action procedure in matters relating to environmental law.