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Canadian privacy law 2.0: Artificial intelligence (AI) and Bill C-11, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act

December 7, 2020 | Myron A. Mallia-Dare, David Krebs

MT Cybersecurity Blog

In a recent announcement, the Canadian federal Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) released a report containing recommendations on how AI should be treated under Canadian privacy law, and what protections need to be in place to ensure AI applications reach […]

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Rempel Estate v. Dudley: Curative Powers found within the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13

December 1, 2020 | Alexander Swabuk

MT Estate Litigation Blog

The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently released an important decision regarding the curative powers of section 58 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 (“WESA”) with respect to non-compliant documents that constitute a deceased’s testamentary intention. […]

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The dawn of Canadian Privacy Law 2.0: The Consumer Privacy Protection Act introduced

November 19, 2020 | David Krebs, Kelly Harris

MT Cybersecurity Blog

The long-awaited overhaul of federal private sector privacy law, as outlined in our previous blog post, is finally here. The Digital Charter Implementation Act was introduced for First Reading on November 17, 2020, as Bill C-11. If enacted, the new […]

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The latest in insurance bad faith claims

November 5, 2020 | Theodore J. Madison

MT Insurance Law Blog

A bad faith claim against an insurer may result in liability beyond the policy limit. Where a plaintiff establishes that its insurer has responded to a claim in a manner that is offensive, reprehensible, or high-handed, the insurer may be […]

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Pension plan regulatory relief and COVID-19 relief measures: An update

November 2, 2020 | Kim Ozubko

A.M. Pension Blog

The author would like to acknowledge the contributions of Madison Derraugh, Student-at-law, in the writing of this update. In this summary, we provide an update to the end of October 2020 on COVID-19 relief measures in respect of registered pension […]

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M&A and cybersecurity – top nine ways to mitigate risk through due diligence

October 28, 2020 | Michael Caruso, Sara Josselyn, David Krebs

MT Cybersecurity Blog

The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Iain Paterson, Chief Executive Officer at Cycura, a global team of leading cybersecurity experts headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. While the COVID-19 pandemic[1] is by no means over, increasing M&A activity and […]

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40% of data breach records insufficient – Canadian Privacy Commissioner releases findings on data breach register inspections

October 5, 2020 | David Krebs, Elissa Brock

MT Cybersecurity Blog

As the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner (“OPC”) signaled it would do at the end of 2019, it completed a targeted investigation of data breach registers at a select number of organizations. The OPC released has now released a […]

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Jacobson Estate: Testamentary intentions v. strict compliance

September 24, 2020 | Alexander Swabuk

MT Estate Litigation Blog

The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently released an important decision regarding the curative powers of section 58 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 (“WESA”) with respect to the validity of certain gifts. Jacobson Estate […]

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The FCA test case: Assessing its impact on COVID-19 business interruption coverage in Canada

September 17, 2020 | Eric S. Charleston, Sean McGarry

MT Insurance Law Blog

The High Court of England and Wales released its decision in a much-anticipated test case on September 15, 2020. The case was brought by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”). The FCA brought the proceeding against a number […]

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British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds certification of data breach class action 

September 14, 2020 | David Krebs

MT Cybersecurity Blog

Following in the footsteps of Jones v. Tsige from the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2012, the recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision in Tucci v. Peoples Trust Co. (2020 BCCA 246) appears to be solidifying the future […]

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