The appeal judgment in the "Salmon Farming Kills" lawsuit will
be published by the BC Court of Appeal on Monday 22nd July – the judgment will be posted online here
At stake is the reputation of the Norwegian Government-owned corporation Cermaq (the Plaintiff) and Don Staniford of the Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture (the Defendant).
Cermaq, who reported a profit of NOK 404 million ($70 million) in 2012, is seeking damages of "over £125,000" and a permanent injunction against over 50 phrases such as "Friends Don't Let Friends Eat Farmed Fish" and "Wild Salmon Don't Do Drugs".
Read more via the blogs: "Norway Tightens Noose on Free Speech!" and "Censorship Like A Cancer Grows"
"Win, lose or draw, the Norwegian Government should hang their heads
in shame for abusing the Canadian courts to clamp down on free speech,"
said Don Staniford, the Defendant. "This is a blatant SLAPP suit
designed to kill global criticism of Norway's disease-ridden salmon
farming industry. However, far from stemming dissent this lawsuit has
served only to amplify the campaign to clean up the Norwegian-owned
salmon farming industry. 'Salmon Farming Kills' is now common parlance –
even at home in Norway where Norwegian newspapers recently reported on the health
hazards and scientists warned against the consumption of contaminated
farmed salmon."
For comments and reaction to the judgment please visit the Salmon Farming Kills web-site
Read more on the 'Salmon Farming Kills' lawsuit via:
- See You In Court! Tuesday (28 May) in the BC Court of Appeal!
- Censorship Like A Cancer Grows
- Norway Tightens Noose on Free Speech!
- "Cermaq – see you in court (again)!"
- "Cermaq Like A Cancer Grows – The Sound of Cermaq's SLAPP"
- "Norway’s Injunction Kills Free Speech!"
- "Gagging the Truth Becomes Mainstream"
- "Closing Norway's Noose on Freedom of Speech"
- "Cermaq's Clusterfuck"
The appeal hearing took place on 28th May 2013 in the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Vancouver.
Read the appeal documents detailing Cermaq's legal case (factum) in full online here
Read the appeal documents detailing Don Staniford's legal case (factum) in full online here
Read Cermaq's counter-response to the factum online here
Please donate to the legal fighting fund online here!