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- Candice Hévin se joint à l’équipe protection de la vie privée de BLG!
Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir Candice au sein de l’équipe Cybersécurité, respect de la vie privée et protection des renseignements personnels de BLG. Avant d’entrer au service de BLG, elle était avocate pour un cabinet juridique national où elle conseillait des clients de divers secteurs sur des qu … Read more »
- Welcome to our new privacy associate Candice Hévin!
We are delighted to welcome Candice on our team! Ms. Hévin specializes in privacy and commercial law. She advises emerging companies, banking institutions and other established businesses in different industries on a various range of issues, including compliance with Canadian privacy laws requiremen … Read more »
- Consumer Privacy Protection Act (Canada’s Bill C-27): Feedback from industry participants
Bill C-27 – the second iteration of Bill C-11 (2020), which died on the order paper in 2021 – is currently at second reading in the House of Commons. Canada’s Consumer Privacy Protection Act introduces two new statutes that would make substantial changes to the federal data protection legislation, t … Read more »
- Privacy, cybersecurity and M&A transactions – A cautionary tale
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s 2022 privacy and data security enforcement action regarding the CafePress online retail platform resulted in orders against both parties to a 2020 transaction for the sale of the CafePress business and assets. The enforcement action is a cautionary tale for partie … Read more »
- SCC to decide: Does reasonable expectation of privacy attach to IP address?
On Jan. 17, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) heard the case of Andrei Bykovets v. His Majesty the King (40269). This appeal is of significant importance to Canadians’ privacy rights, specifically their informational privacy, as it addresses the interpretation of section 8 of the Canadian Char … Read more »