David T. Fraser writes:
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice just released a decision today in Jones v. Tsige, 2011 ONSC 1475 (PDF), which states, clearly and without ambiguity that there is no free-standing tort of invasion of privacy in Ontario.
The facts involve a claim against an employee of a bank who reviewed the plaintiff’s confidential banking records on at least 174 occasions.
Read more on Canadian Privacy Law Blog.