Why Knowing How to Reach the CBSA Matters for Travelers and Traders Every year, millions of individuals and thousands of businesses interact with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for everythin...
Stay One Step Ahead: How Security Alerts Protect Your Financial Wellbeing In today’s digital-first financial landscape, the rise of sophisticated scams means staying cautious isn’t enough—you need pro...
Suing auditors for intentional misrepresentation Yes. While the Supreme Court strictly limits auditor liability for negligence to avoid indeterminate liability, investors can sue auditors for deceit o...
What You Need to Know About This Week’s Legal Shifts Each week brings new legal developments that shape how rights are protected and corruption is challenged—from courtroom rulings to regulatory updat...
Yes. Decoded hexadecimal block data is admissible in civil court under the electronic evidence provisions of the Canada Evidence Act, provided the plaintiff establishes the forensic methodology used t...
Can Regulatory Auditors Seize Digital Devices Without a Section 8 Criminal Warrant? No. Regulatory auditors cannot bypass Section 8 Charter protections to execute criminal-level digital seizures. If a...
Absolutely not. The R. v. Silva precedent applies strictly to momentary, technical stamping errors occurring during legitimate, exigent emergencies. It provides zero legal cover for the wholesale, pos...
Yes. Through an Anton Piller order, Canadian courts authorize surprise “civil search warrants” enabling plaintiffs to enter a defendant’s premises without notice to seize unencrypted digit...
No. While the CBSA possesses broad powers to briefly inspect digital devices for contraband at the border, executing deep forensic extractions or warrantless RAM dumps requires a judicially authorized...
Yes. Under Canadian tort law, public officials and state actors face absolute personal and institutional liability for misfeasance in public office when they deliberately exceed their constitutional o...