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G.R. Strathy J. then pointed to a number of other ways that this information could be obtained without the Norwich order, including the pre-action disclosure in the now-infamous Cohen v. Google Inc.
Using a Norwich Order to Reveal Gmail Accounts : Law is Cool 2009
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The scarce Canadian law on this issue, most of which comes from Ontario, indicates that plaintiffs have two ways to compel online service providers to reveal the identities of anonymous defendants: by seeking pre-action discovery by way of an equitable bill of discovery known as a Norwich Order; or by seeking pre-action discovery or production from the online service provider by bringing a motion under the applicable rules of civil procedure.
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A Norwich order is a pre-action discovery mechanism that is described by Spence J. in Isofoton S.A. v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank,
Using a Norwich Order to Reveal Gmail Accounts : Law is Cool 2009
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We have written to DCLG under the pre-action protocol for judicial review.
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Adopting a pre-action protocol for judicial review, the letter demands an apology for the violation of the woman's fundamental rights.
Riots: Metropolitan police planned to hold all suspects in custody 2011
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In York University v. Bell Canada Enterprises, [2009] O.J. No. 3689 (S.C.J.) (“York University”) a plaintiff sought pre-action discovery by way of an equitable bill of discovery known as a Norwich Order.
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It was a post Mego, pre-action figure boom world that I grew up in, so with the exception of the short-lived Secret Wars and Super Powers figures, there weren't a lot of superheroes to be found on the toy aisle.
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Apart from identifying anonymous defendants by seeking pre-action discovery or production of relevant information under procedural rules, as occurred in Warman, plaintiffs may also bring independent actions for disclosure of the identity of anonymous defendants by way of an equitable bill of discovery known as a “Norwich order”.
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The pre-action viewing of the collection attracted some 35,000 visitors including many French art collectors and a New York-based art dealer named Franck Giraud.
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The pre-action viewing of the collection attracted some 35,000 visitors including many French art collectors and a New York-based art dealer named Franck Giraud.
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