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James P. Thomson to Speak at PLUS Canada Workshop

On Thursday, May 16, 2013, James P. Thomson spoke to the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) on Pollution Liabilities for Officers and Directors.

Peter Jacobsen Contributes Article to the CJFE Review of Free Expression in Canada

Peter Jacobsen co-authored an article about hate speech laws which was recently published in the CJFE Review of Free Expression in Canada, 2012-2013. The article can be found here.

The Supreme Court of Canada and the Doctrine of Issue Estoppel

In the March edition of Litigation Notes, BJCTB reviewed three decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada on the question of when a decision of a board or tribunal is final and when it can be re-litigated and analyzed the inconsistencies in these decisions ….more

BJCTB Lawyers Win Appeal Upholding Journalist-Source Confidentiality Privilege

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court decision which denied the applicant’s request for disclosure of certain confidential unnamed sources quoted in a newspaper article. The applicant had sought the information in order to add the sources as defendants in a class proceeding which alleges that the statements were misleading and constituted breaches of the Ontario Securities Act. The newspaper and its journalist were represented at the application and the appeal by Peter Jacobsen and Tae Mee Park, together with co-counsel at Stockwoods LLP.

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