In Warman, however, Young says the legal issues were clearer. In that case, the issues came largely down to the question of privacy versus the rules of civil procedure. “[Disclosure] is obliged by the rules of civil procedure. In my view that’s what Warman says governs. They make clear that the rules of civil procedure basically trump everything else.”
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Warman, The Fourniers, And On-Line Privacy
A good piece from the Law Times. Although it ranges fairly widely over the on-line anonymity issue, the sentiment in regards to Warman vs. FreeD seems to be:
In Warman, however, Young says the legal issues were clearer. In that case, the issues came largely down to the question of privacy versus the rules of civil procedure. “[Disclosure] is obliged by the rules of civil procedure. In my view that’s what Warman says governs. They make clear that the rules of civil procedure basically trump everything else.”
In Warman, however, Young says the legal issues were clearer. In that case, the issues came largely down to the question of privacy versus the rules of civil procedure. “[Disclosure] is obliged by the rules of civil procedure. In my view that’s what Warman says governs. They make clear that the rules of civil procedure basically trump everything else.”
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The decision in Warman (regarding disclosure) was right on, and the explanation of the decision is also bang-on.
The question, however, isn't one of disclosure, more broadly, it's how careful do we need to be regarding criticism of a public figure.
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