​SAKTO APPEALS COURT RULING ON INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

Sakto Corporation (‘Sakto’), a mid-size Canadian real estate company located in Ottawa, has filed an appeal seeking to overturn the Basel Civil Court decision concerning Sakto’s application for injunctive relief against Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fonds’ (‘BMF’) active defamatory campaign. On 6 February 2019, the Court had ruled that while Swiss law is applicable, an urgent injunction is not warranted, mostly due to the passage of time since the BMF campaign began.

“Sakto does not agree with the factual and legal findings of the Civil Court, and an appeal has been filed with the Basel Court of Appeal,” said Thomas Weibel, attorney at law and partner at VISCHER in Switzerland. “There are compelling arguments in favour of an urgent injunction which will be presented to the Court.”

In parallel, Sakto has already filed main civil court proceedings against BMF with the Basel Civil Court on 25 January 2019. Sakto and its principals will use all means available within the Swiss legal system to stop BMF’s active campaign of defamation.