Law firm issues libel notice through Twitter

A Canadian law firm has issued a libel notice through Twitter in what is thought to be a legal first.

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The notice was issued by political opponents in the Toronto mayoral campaign over comments made by a rival candidate's political strategist about the mayor's political strategist Warren Kinsella. Mr Kinsella's solicitors Shillers LLP posted the notice as a tweet which said ' We are the solicitors for Warren Kinsella Please fid attached our client's Notice of Libel.' Source: Canoe.ca

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