International Law: Google, Hyperlinks and Defamation American Bar Association Section of International Law - Hyatt Regency on Capitol HIll Pressing Matters: A Comparative Review of Defamation in the Borderless World
Issues of free speech and defamation are not just the worry of the news media. All commercial lawyers need to understand these issues. Social media, electronic versions of newspapers and magazines, "gripe" websites, blogs and a host of other digital formats as well as traditional "paper" media, have raised the stakes for misstep in their communications. A panel representing a cross-section of common law countries -- Canada, England, Ireland and the United States -- will engage in a comparative review of libel and defamation issues in the borderless world, addressing such questions as personal jurisdiction, defenses and the parameters of "free speech" and its limitations.
Sponsoring Committee: International Litigation Committee
Program Chair & Speaker: RICHARD DEARDEN Gowlings Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Program Chair & Moderator: STEVEN M. RICHMAN Duane Morris LLP Princeton, New Jersey
Speakers: JOHN DOYLE Dillon Eustace Dublin, Ireland
MICHAEL MARTINEZ Crowell & Moring LLP Washington, DC
KATE MATTHEWS Stevens & Bolton LLP London, United Kingdom
