Jurisdiction
La Cour Suprême du Canada se prononcera sur la validité des clauses d’élection de for de Facebook
Auteur: Guerlain Casimir, Étudiant au cours de DRT6929E Le 10 mars 2016, la Cour Suprême du Canada a annoncé qu’elle entendra l’appel d’une décision de la Cour d’Appel de la Colombie-Britannique dans une procédure intentée contre Facebook Inc. (Facebook), par madame Deborah Douez. En effet, la Cour d’Appel de la Colombie-Britannique a décidé à l’unanimité, que la clause […] Read more
Jurisdiction Matters in the Cloud : My recent Interview by cloud.ca
I was recently interviewed by regional cloud provider cloud.ca on jurisdiction issues and the cloud. I explained how regions matter, not only to governments but to any organization with strict compliance requirements or risk management practices. cloud.ca published the interview as a white paper entitled: “Even in the Cloud, Jurisdiction Matters” which summarizes our discussion. […] Read more
Canadian telcos and banks subject to the Quebec privacy law
A decision was recently issued by the Quebec Commission d’Accès à l’information (“CAI”) pursuant to the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector following (“Quebec Private Sector Act”) following a complaint filed against Rogers Communications (“Telco”) pertaining to the collection of personal information. In X. c. Rogers Communications Inc., the complainant’s social insurance […] Read more