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Bulletins / Working Papers

Public access to lawyer’s accounts: Are we seeing a two-tier application of professional secrecy?

2017 Privacy

This content is not available in the selected language. In theory, solicitor-client  privilege is constitutional or quasi-constitutional in nature, as it would be protected, depending on the circumstances, by either the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms[1] or the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.[2] Our legal system is based on the fundamental right of individuals to consult […] Read more

Bulletins / Working Papers

Expectation of Privacy and Electronic Messaging: The Supreme Court of Canada to dot the “i’s”

2017 Privacy

This content is not available in the selected language. On March 23, the Supreme Court of Canada heard a case involving privacy and electronic messaging that may potentially have significant repercussions.[1] Specifically, the country’s highest court will decide whether a sender has a reasonable expectation of privacy in messages sent and subsequently seized on the recipient’s […] Read more

Bulletins / Working Papers

Supreme Court of Canada issues important ruling on disclosure and implied consent under PIPEDA

2016 Privacy

This content is not available in the selected language. On November 17, 2016, in the decision of Royal Bank of Canada v. Trang (PDF), the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the interpretation to be given to the expression “order made by a court”, while providing an application of the concept of implied consent pursuant to the Personal Information […] Read more