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Despite the pandemic defining much of 2020, five key decisions were released last year of lasting impact to businesses and commercial dealings.

On January 18, Ontario’s Court of Appeal in "Jones v. Tsige" rendered a landmark decision that recognized a new common law tort – "intrusion on seclusion". This cause of action dealing with invasion of privacy now exists in addition to any other rights of action for privacy breaches.

In a strong and purposefully worded decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recognized a new cause of action referred to as "public disclosure of private facts."

The IOC Consensus Statement extends the 2007 IOC Consensus Statement on Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport.

Many businesses understand that if they violate Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, which regulates the sending of commercial electronic messages, their business may be subject to penalties for breach of CASL.

The CRTC has issued a revised policy framework for local and community television, following a lengthy written proceeding and oral public hearing beginning in mid-2015, which The Spotlight covered here.

When a Southampton FC staff member was caught observing Middlesbrough's training sessions days before a crucial playoff match, the English Football League faced a decision that would test the limits of sporting sanctions. With nearly £200 million in Premier League promotion revenue at stake, the league's disciplinary commission had to determine whether traditional fines could adequately deter rule-breaking in high-stakes competitions, ultimately issuing a penalty that removed Southampton from playoff c

On November 17, 2020, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Navdeep Bains, proposed a significant overhaul to Canada's privacy legislation that would reinsert

On February 15, our Privacy and Data Security and Technology lawyers, Paige Backman, Meghan Cowan and Donald Johnston, hosted a webinar on Employee Behaviours and IT/Cyber Risk.

"Privacy" is a hot button topic just about everywhere you look. Employee privacy has always been an issue, whether related to surveillance cameras on the shop floor or bag searches.

When dealing with privacy, the user's consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of data is paramount. On June 1, 2022, a joint investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada...

There have been a number of new changes introduced with respect to Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act ("PHIPA").

The Supreme Court of Canada published an important judgment on December 8, 2017, concerning whether or not Canadians have the right to expect that their texting conversations will remain private. Interestingly ...

Section 34 of Ontario's Planning Act was amended two years ago to grant specific authority to local municipalities to pass zoning by-laws with conditions.

On April 24, 2017, the Ontario government introduced new legislation, the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 which includes a number of proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (the "RTA").

The Province of Ontario has introduced a new section 140.1 to the Ontario Business Corporations Act ("OBCA").

This change would not only simplify the calculation of rent for the purposes of CECRA, but will likely encourage many more landlords to opt into the program.