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No ‘essentially unlimited right’ to search student mobile phone

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
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  • April 19 2013

The digital age raises difficult privacy issues. The Supreme Court of Canada recently said that the expectation of privacy in text messages precludes

The dangers of sexting

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
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  • July 13 2011

Modern technology provides many new avenues for human rights violations

Canada’s top court rules that wiretap laws apply to text messages stored by a mobile carrier

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Canada
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  • April 15 2013

On March 27, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "Court") released an important decision allowing an appeal by a Canadian wireless carrier to

One more reason to password protect or lock that smart phone

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 21 2013

Cell phones are not just telephones these days. Smart phones in particular can contain a wealth of personal information including, not only the

Lépine v. Canada Post Corporation and what it says about class action notice

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
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  • July 23 2009

Class action notices must be precise, unambiguous and accessible to satisfy the requirements of procedural fairness

Further confirmation of the exclusive jurisdiction of the CRTC

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
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  • January 12 2011

The recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision in MTS Allstream Inc. v. TELUS Communications Company affirmed the exclusive jurisdiction of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to regulate telecommunications services in Canada, including setting the rates and tariffs for such services

Where does copyright law end and broadcasting regulation begin? Supreme Court to hear appeal on "value for signal"

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • September 29 2011

The long road for local broadcasters wanting to charge fees to cable and satellite companies for rebroadcasting their signals just got a little longer, as the Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to hear an appeal a Federal Court of Appeal decision that upheld the ability of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to establish such a regime

General warrant not enough for access to stored text messages; specific wiretap authorisation required

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
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  • April 2 2013

Two Telus subscribers in Owen Sound, Ont. appeared to be sending more than the usual 'LOL' or even 'LMFAO' kind of text messages. On the strength of

Apple’s win could put smartphone competitors in a pinch

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • August 30 2012

A jury ruling in Apple’s favour over Samsung in the United States District Court could have a chilling effect on rivals, and leave them scrambling for alternatives to common touch-screen gestures used in consumer electronic devices

Advertising & marketing: recent developments of importance

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • March 3 2008

Advertising law in Canada encapsulates a multitude of legal issues and is governed by federal and provincial laws as well as self-regulatory codes, policies and bodies