Category Archives: Privacy

@CanadaCreep and Privacy: Developing the Tort of Invasion of Privacy

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily Laidlaw PDF Version: @CanadaCreep and Privacy: Developing the Tort of Invasion of Privacy As I prepared to write a blog post about the future of privacy the story broke of @CanadaCreep, the Twitter account with 17,000 followers that posted … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Expression Versus Privacy Rights: Stay of Enforcement of an Interim Mandatory Injunction in the Context of Publication Bans

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Hasna Shireen

By: Hasna Shireen PDF Version: Freedom of Expression Versus Privacy Rights: Stay of Enforcement of an Interim Mandatory Injunction in the Context of Publication Bans Case Commented On: R v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2016 ABCA 372 (CanLII) In two previous ABlawg … Continue reading →

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Publication Bans and Interim Mandatory Injunctions in the Context of Freedom of Expression and the Privacy of Youthful Victims

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Hasna Shireen

By: Hasna Shireen PDF Version: Publication Bans and Interim Mandatory Injunctions in the Context of Freedom of Expression and the Privacy of Youthful Victims Case Commented On: R v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2016 ABCA 326 (CanLII) The Court of Queen’s Bench … Continue reading →

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Selim v Alberta: Reasonableness is Not Always Fairness

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Geea Atanase

By: Geea Atanase PDF Version: Selim v Alberta: Reasonableness is Not Always Fairness Case Commented On: Selim v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2016 ABQB 562 (CanLII) Summary This case involves a judicial review, on a standard of reasonableness, of a … Continue reading →

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Balancing Freedom of Expression and the Privacy of Child Victims

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Hasna Shireen

By: Hasna Shireen PDF Version: Balancing Freedom of Expression and the Privacy of Child Victims Case Commented On: R v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2016 ABQB 204 (CanLII) The Court in R v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation allows the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) … Continue reading →

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