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James Gannon is a lawyer at the firm McCarthy Tétrault. The views expressed here are his own.
Category Archives: Privacy
Ontario Court of Appeal awards damages for invasion of personal privacy
Posted by on January 19, 2012
In my view, it is appropriate for this court to confirm the existence of a right of action for intrusion upon seclusion. Recognition of such a cause of action would amount to an incremental step that is consistent with the role of this court to develop the common law in a manner consistent with the [...]
Copyright and privacy reform bills on Notice Paper
Posted by on September 28, 2011
Tuesday afternoon saw bills to amend both the Copyright Act and PIPEDA appear on Parliament’s Notice Paper as Government bills. It is likely both bills will have first reading on Thursday morning. It has already been announced that the copyright reform bill (Bill C-11?) will be unchanged from last Parliament’s Bill C-32. Will the privacy reform bill (Bill C-12?) [...]
