Author Archives: Linda McKay-Panos
Legal costs can be an issue in human rights cases
Case considered: Canadian Human Rights Commission v. Attorney General of Canada, et al., 2009 FCA 309, leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada granted, SCC Bulletin April 23, 2010, #33507, 2010 CanLII 20527 PDF version: Legal costs can be … Continue reading
Court Addresses the Duty of a University to Assist a Professor who was Seeking Information Related to his Teaching
Case considered: University of Alberta v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2010 ABQB 89 PDF version: Court Addresses the Duty of a University to Assist a Professor who was Seeking Information Related to his Teaching In Alberta, universities are subject to … Continue reading
Cost Decision in the Human Rights Case of Lund v. Boissoin
Case considered: Boissoin v. Lund, 2010 ABQB 123 PDF version: Cost Decision in the Human Rights Case of Lund v. Boissoin There are several ABlawg posts written about the human rights case involving Dr. Darren Lund’s complaint to the Alberta … Continue reading
Court of Appeal Decision on Privacy Process Likely to Have Significant Impact on Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner
Case considered: Alberta Teachers’ Association v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2010 ABCA 26 PDF version: Court of Appeal Decision on Privacy Process Likely to Have Significant Impact on Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner In a rare move, the … Continue reading
My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade
Case considered: R. v. Hape, 2007 SCC 26 PDF version: My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade When the R. v. Hape case was released at the Supreme Court of Canada, there was some … Continue reading