Daniel W. Burnett, KC
Political Speech, Social Movements, Injunctions, and the Law of Defamation [57min] Ethics Time: 12min

Date:

March 13, 2025

Course:

Defamation, Privacy and Media Law 2025

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, KC

Scott A. Dawson

Robyn P.M. Trask

Litigation » Causes of action, Defamation, Pre-trial Procedures

Presentation Content:

Slides: Defamation and Political Speech
Paper: Political Speech and Defamation

Defamation Law Reform in Canada and Elsewhere: Uniform Law Conference [53min] Ethics Time: 12min

Date:

March 13, 2025

Course:

Defamation, Privacy and Media Law 2025

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, KC

Professor Hilary Young

Litigation » Defamation, Law Reform

Presentation Content:

Slides: Defamation Law Reform in Canada and Elsewhere: The Uniform Law Conference of Canada’s Defamation Reform Project
Paper: Defamation Reform – The Uniform Law Commission of Canada, Defamation Working Group

Protection of Public Participation Act ("SLAPP") 201 (Practice and Procedure) [1h] Ethics Time: 12min

Date:

March 13, 2025

Course:

Defamation, Privacy and Media Law 2025

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, KC

Scott A. Dawson

Kaley Pulfer

Litigation » Causes of action, Defamation, Pre-trial Procedures, Pre-judgment remedies

Presentation Content:

Slides: Anti-SLAPP Practise and Procedure
Handout: Flowchart - Protection of Public Participation Act, S.B.C. 2019, c. 3
Paper: Anti-SLAPP Practise and Procedure

CoRe Challenge Retrospective [9min]

Date:

November 26, 2024

Course:

Emerging Topics in Conflict Resolution 2024

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, KC

Sarah Swan

ADR » Practice
Dispute Resolution » Practice

Tort Liability on Social Media [40min]

Date:

June 22, 2023

Course:

Current Issues in Social Media Law 2023

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, KC

Technology Law » Jurisdiction and the Internet, Publishing, defamation and freedom of speech

Presentation Content:

Slides: Defamation, Privacy & Harassment Torts on Social Media

Round Table and Q&A [26min]

Date:

June 22, 2023

Course:

Current Issues in Social Media Law 2023

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, KC

Jon Festinger, KC

Rowan Meredith

Intellectual Property » Copyright
Technology Law » Practice, Publishing, defamation and freedom of speech

Defamation 101 [42min] Ethics Time: 6min

Date:

March 1, 2022

Course:

Defamation, Privacy and Media Law 2022

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, QC

David F. Sutherland, QC

Litigation » Defamation
Technology Law » Privacy laws

Presentation Content:

Slides: Defamation 101
Paper: Capacity of Government to Sue in Defamation (2010)
Paper: Capacity of Government to Sue in Defamation (2022)
Paper: Defamation 101
Paper: Is B.C. Going Down the Wrong Evolutionary Path Respecting Fair Comment?

Responsible Communications [46min] Ethics Time: 6min

Date:

March 1, 2022

Course:

Defamation, Privacy and Media Law 2022

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, QC

Kathy Tomlinson

Litigation » Defamation

Presentation Content:

Slides: Responsible Communication
Paper: Responsible Communication

What's Next? A High Level Round Table Discussion [56min] Ethics Time: 12min

Date:

March 1, 2022

Course:

Defamation, Privacy and Media Law 2022

Contributor(s):

Daniel W. Burnett, QC

Scott Dawson

Daniel J. Reid

Eve St-Laurent

David F. Sutherland, QC

Karen R. Zimmer

Litigation » Defamation, Practice

Presentation Content:

Slides: What’s Next in Media Law? A Roundtable Panel