Flipping the Script on Class Actions: Salna v Voltage Pictures

The decision in Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 was a small, but important, win for institutional or corporate plaintiffs hoping to sue large numbers of individuals. How do respondent class actions work? Are they a legitimate form of class proceedings? Most importantly, can they negatively impact litigants’ rights? Read Associate Lawyer Flora […]

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Summer student, Annie Li, wins the Westin Scholar Award for her essay on live streaming, doxing, and Canadian privacy law.

Our summer student, Annie Li, recently won the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Westin Scholar Award for her essay on live streaming, doxing, and Canadian privacy law. This was her final paper for the Privacy Law course at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law last semester. The course provided Annie with her first look into […]

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Peter Henein in the News: “The surprising link between litigation and stand-up comedy”

“At root, the comedian and the litigator must overcome a similar set of obstacles. In the hopes of passing along a few nuggets of wisdom, I’ve identified five principles of stand-up comedy that also apply to litigation.” Click the link to read up on Peter’s five principles of stand-up comedy that also apply to litigation. […]

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Articling student Jayashree Sivakumar writes on the issue of navigating the politics of names

Articling student Jayashree Sivakumar writes with Iyarusalem Biftu on the issue of navigating the politics of names while entering the legal profession “Navigating the Politics of Names” The Lawyer’s Daily:  https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/19973/navigating-the-politics-of-names-iyarusalem-biftu-and-jayashree-sivakumar?category=opinion […]

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