Matthew Nied, B.Comm. (Alberta), LL.B (Victoria) is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation in the Vancouver office of a national law firm. Before commencing practice, he clerked for the judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Matthew is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association, the Vancouver Bar Association, and the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia.
The views expressed here are his personal opinions and not those of his employer.
Contact him at matthew@matthewnied.com.
Other Publications:
Matthew Nied, “I Browse Therefore I Accept: Recent Developments in the Enforceability of Website Terms of Use Agreements” (2012) 1:1 Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Review 11.
Matthew Nied, “Preventing Spoliation of Social Networking Profile Evidence in Insurance Litigation” (2011) 29:6 Canadian Journal of Insurance Law 81.
Matthew Nied, “The Internet, Cloud Computing, and the Charter Right to Privacy: The Effect of Terms of Service Agreements on Reasonable Expectations of Privacy” (2011) 69:5 The Advocate (Magazine of the Vancouver Bar Association) 701. Also published in (2011) 12:5 Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada 40.
Matthew Nied, “Crookes v. Newton: Hyperlinking, Defamation Law, and Freedom of Expression on the Internet” (2012) 1:2 Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Review 27. Also published in The Court (Osgoode Hall Law School) (October 2011).
Matthew Nied, “Breeden v. Black and Éditions Écosociété v. Banro: Exercising Jurisdiction in Multijurisdictional Defamation Cases” The Court (Osgoode Hall Law School) (April 2012).
Matthew Nied, “Unmasking Anonymous Defendants in Internet Defamation Cases: Recent Developments and Unresolved Issues” (2011) 8:3 Canadian Privacy Law Review 31.
Matthew Nied, “Retracting Libel Lost in Cyberspace: Implications for the New Defence of Responsible Communication” (2011) 12:2 Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada 12.
Matthew Nied, “Damage Awards in Internet Defamation Cases: Reassessing Assumptions About the Credibility of Online Speech” Alberta Law Review – Online Supplement (October 2010) [cited by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Wilson v. Switlo, 2011 BCSC 1287 at para. 505].
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