Archive 2014
November 2014
2014
Checking Additional References Without Consent When Hiring New Employees Contrary to FIPPA
The Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner (“OIPC”) recently published a guidance document and issued an Order which set out...
2014
Solicitor-Client Privilege-Keeping your legal advice out of the fray
Two recent BCSC court decisions illustrate the fine line that divides conduct that waives solicitor-client privilege and conduct that...
October 2014
2014
BIG WIN at Supreme Court of Canada!
I am still basking in our big win at the Supreme Court of Canada which established that access to the justice and the courts is a...
May 2014
2014
SCC Clarifies the Broad Definition of “Policy Advice or Recommendations” under FOIPPA
On May 9, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal by an applicant and the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner...
2014
Young Anderson welcomes a new associate lawyer
Young Anderson is delighted to announce that Maria Kim has joined Young, Anderson as an associate effective May 20, 2014 after articling...
2014
Court Upholds Prince George OCP and Zoning Amendments Permitting Rural Area Recovery Facility
On May 7, 2014, the Supreme Court of British Columbia released its decision in Pettersen v. Prince George dismissing a challenge to two...
April 2014
2014
Contract not “legal instrument” under s. 12(3)(a) of FIPPA
On April 15, 2014, the B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a petition for judicial review of an Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner...
March 2014
2014
Reece Harding sabbatical - March 1 to August 31, 2014
The Firm wishes the best to partner Reece Harding as he begins his sabbatical to gain his certification as a mediator from the Justice...
February 2014
2014
4 Year Terms on the Way
The Provincial government will introduce legislation this spring to change local election terms from 3 to 4 year cycles. If enacted the...
2014
R v. Skakun to be heard at the Court of Appeal in April 2014
In May 2011, Mr. Skakun, a councillor of the City of Prince George, was convicted for a breach of section 30.4 of the Freedom of...