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Vicariously liability for an employee’s privacy violation: the BC Court of Appeal chimes in

By Kelly Osaka and Melika Mostowfi

BC court finds employer’s “structural environment” sufficient to ground vicarious liability claim for privacy violations

By Melika Mostowfi

Ontario Court of Appeal holds no intrusion upon seclusion for third-party data breaches in a trio of decisions

By Chloe Snider and Luca Lucarini

Changing tides for the use of intrusion upon seclusion in data breach class action

By Chloe Snider and Hala Abdul Ghani

Ontario Superior Court Confirms Hacked Companies are not “Intruding” on Anyone’s Seclusion

By Mike Schafler

Intrusion upon seclusion is not concerned with dissemination: No privacy breach where lawfully obtained information used to terminate employee

By Sasha Coutu

Breach-related privacy claims against company struck where intentionality absent

By Kirsten Thompson

The Trend Towards New Privacy Torts – Alberta Weighs In

By Kelly Osaka and Cate White

CPPA: An in-depth look at the private right of action provisions in Canada’s proposed new privacy law

By Kirsten Thompson and Kelly Osaka

Privacy Breaches and Third Parties – the B.C. Supreme Court Refuses Leave to File a Third Party Notice Against Wrongdoer

By Chloe Snider and Luca Lucarini

Privacy During a Pandemic: Managing Increased Litigation Risk

By Chloe Snider

No Vicarious Liability of Employers for Data Breach – A Good News Story from the UK

By Chloe Snider and Kirsten Thompson