Pub Bans and Sealing Orders
November 10, 2020
British Columbia (Attorney General) v BridgeMark Financial Corp 2020 BCSC 1704
BC court refused a request to seal documents in a civil proceeding relating to a securities dispute, finding insufficient evidence of harm to a public interest.
October 15, 2020
R v Verrilli 2020 NSCA 64
A NSCA case that confirms the Dagenais/Mentuck principles and the Crown burden to justify continuation of a sealing order for a warrant, (distinguishing the wiretap sections).
August 24, 2020
R v Evans 2020 OCJ
The Ontario Court of Justice lifted a s. 486.4 publication ban.
June 12, 2020
R v. Bacon 2020 BCCA 140
The BCCA finds that a court should not hide the fact a hearing is proceeding.
November 11, 2019
Postmedia Network Inc v HMQ 2019 BCPC 267
In this BCPC decision the court allowed an application on a limited basis for the unsealing of documents on a redacted basis.