All Shapes and Sizes: Federal Court Certifies Novel Privacy Class Action November 16, 2015 Sandeep Joshi The novel breach of privacy causes of action, intrusion upon seclusion, and publicity given to private life have been found to be certifiable as class proceedings by the Federal Court of Canada.
Balancing Privacy and the Open Court Principle of Family Law: Does De-Identifying Case Law Protect Anonymity? May 19, 2015 Sujoy Chatterjee A 2014 Dalhousie University paper discusses the right to privacy in the context of family law cases.
Employee Snooping: Proactive vs. Reactive Measures May 19, 2015 Avi Sharabi The Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commission has released a report on a case involving a non-treating doctor snooping in a nurse colleague's medical records.
Studies Show User Mistakes Aid Most Cyberattacks May 19, 2015 Fazila Nurani Two reputable studies have found that the vast majority of hacking attacks are successful because employees click on what appear to be innocuous links in e-mails that actually install malware; companies fail to apply available patches to known software flaws; or technicians do not configure systems properly.
Disclosure without Consent - An Analysis of Royal Bank of Canada v Trang May 19, 2015 Anupa Ann Varghese In RBC v Trang, the Ontario Court of Appeal, following its earlier decision in Citi, strengthened the privacy rights of debtors and held that creditors must obtain a court order to circumvent the requirement of consent under PIPEDA.
R. v Spencer: Informational Privacy and the Question of Anonymity December 15, 2014 Abi Lewis “The Internet raises a host of new and challenging questions about privacy. This appeal relates to one of them.”
Donald Sterling and Our Expectation of Privacy December 15, 2014 Avraham Sharabi Has modern technology effectively stripped away our expectation of privacy?
Certifying a Privacy Class Action - East to West Coast December 15, 2014 Fazila Nurani This article provides a snapshot of recent class action activity to help understand this key step in getting a class action off the ground.
Chair's Message December 15, 2014 Howard Simkevitz It’s a wonderful time to be a member of the OBA Privacy Law section.