Subpoena, Search Warrant and Production Order
December 8, 2016
Stringam Denecky LLP v Sun Media Corporation 2016 ABQB 692
This judgment deals with the principle of journalist source privilege.
July 11, 2016
Mulgrew v The Law Society of British Columbia 2016 BCSC 1279
British Columbia Supreme Court confirms production order under British Columbia Legal Profession Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. 9 to compel the Vancouver Sun and its journalist to produce their notes of communications with a lawyer under Law Society investigation.
June 14, 2016
R v Cabero et al 2016 ONSC 3844
The Court rejected an application by defence counsel for a publication ban over an ITO used to get DNA search warrants.
March 29, 2016
R v Vice Media Canada Inc et al 2016 ONSC 1961
The ONSC upheld a production order which directed Vice Media and one of its journalists to produce certain documents and data from the reporter's instant messenger chat logs.
January 27, 2014
CONSTRUCTIONS LOUISBOURG LTÉE c. SOCIÉTÉ RADIO-CANADA QCCA
The QCCA has upheld the lower court judgment in Constructions Louisbourg, in which Radio-Canada was found NOT to be in contempt of court and were NOT ordered to reveal the identity of a confidential source.