By Jacob Damstra ( July 8, 2025, 11:19 AM EDT) -- The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently provided important guidance on the proper measure of damages for defamation of a corporate plaintiff in James Bay Resources Ltd. v. Mak Mera Nigeria Ltd., 2025 ONCA 448. The case also involved contract interpretation issues, which are not discussed in this article, except to say that this case provides the most recent comment and concise summary from the Court of Appeal on standard of review and governing principles for contractual interpretation, implying contractual terms, and finding that the trial judge erred in both interpretation and implication of terms, allowing the appeal on those grounds....