A.T. v. Globe24h.com, 2017 FC 114 (CanLII) [First published in Canadian Lawyer Magazine]
There is no easy way to manage private facts in public documents, especially when the documents are posted online. For more than a decade, Canadian courts, tribunals and legal publishers have followed recommendations from the Canadian Judicial Council to shield court records from being easily accessed by search engines. This, it is felt, provides the needed balance between accessibility and privacy.