Articles 2025

Next up in her series of interviews with notable individuals in the privacy and access to information law space, Jaime Cardy chats with the outgoing Information and privacy commissioner of Ontario, Brian Beamish.

Read a brief profile of Sarah Fagan, Past Chair of the OBA Citizenship and Immigration Section Executive.

In 0923063 B.C. Ltd. v. JM Food Services Ltd., 2019 BCSC 553, the court held that cutting franchisee's supplies off is breach of contract and of the duty to perform in good faith warranting punitive damages. This case update reports on the court's decision and analysis.

In UAlberta Pro-Life v. Governors of the University of Alberta, the Alberta Court of Appeal held that a university's regulation of free expression on campus is a form of governmental action subject to Charter scrutiny. The decision sets a new precedent on the application of the Charter to university activities, applies the Doré test on a correctness standard of review, and considers the recent Vavilov decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. This article reviews this noteworthy decision.

The author explores the conflicting, and sometimes surprising, manner in which Canadian courts and tribunals have assessed the identifiability of information.

Insurers should be aware of the recent costs decision in Przyk v. Hamilton Retirement Group Ltd. This case sets an adverse precedent to insurers that employ strict policies against paying out modest claims, categorized as defensible, prior to trial. Even if the insurer succeeds at trial on the merits, the court may award no costs to that insurer.