Banguora libel case overturned

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has overturned an Internet libel ruling in Bangoura v Washington Post, that had greatly concerned many of the world's prominent media companies. Saying the original judge had erred in the application of precedent, the appeal judge, Robert P. Armstrong J.A., concluded

"there is simply no real and substantial connection between this action and Ontario and that it is not appropriate for the courts of Ontario to assume jurisdiction."

The courts of Ontario have no jurisdiction over the Washington Post. Seems simple when you put it like that but when you get into the messy details of Internet libel cases things are rarely simple.