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Peter Downard comments on the recent Conrad Black libel decision in The Globe and Mail

August 13, 2010



The Globe and Mail titles Peter Downard as a "libel expert".

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..It could take years to pursue such a complex case, and one libel expert, Peter Downard of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in Toronto, said any potential damage awards could be small if Lord Black prevails...Mr. Downard said criminal and other regulatory convictions are admissible evidence in libel cases in Ontario and Lord Black's record "could have a very significant impact on the damages that a court might award"...