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About John Gregory

John D. Gregory is an Ontario lawyer called in 1977, with a special interest in what happens to the law when you take the paper away. He works in civil justice law reform at the Ministry of the Attorney General, but his Slawian opinions are not necessarily those of the Ministry.

Posts by John Gregory

Verifying That Emails Are Received

Hacking Back: The Next Big Thing? I: Criminal Considerations

Service of Initial Official Documents by Email?

Regulatory Jurisdiction

Consumer Protection and EULAs

EU Goes for ODR

Legal Snapshots From the Internet of Things

Drinking in …. Privacy?

Employment, Human Rights and (US) National Security

Network, Information and Critical Infrastructure Security – Duties and … Barriers?

Call Centres' Recordings Stored Outside Canada?

Duty of Care of Mobile Phone Provider (Or User)?

Social Media (Facebook) Questions

English Court Finds No Property Right in Information

Government Control of the Internet

Superior Court of Ontario Allows Lawyers and Journalists to Use Electronic Media in Court

Pepper v Hart – Use of Legislative History

Admissibility of Social Media Evidence

Privacy, Privacy

UNCITRAL – Electronic Transferable Records – Moving Right Along

May Receivers and Trustees Require Disclosure of Passwords to Do Their Work?

Search Engines and Newspapers' Websites

Can a Search Suggestion Be Defamatory?

Prosecuting Offensive Tweets – Should the Number of Followers Matter?

Security vs. Accessibility

Crowdsourced Online Dispute Resolution

Property in a LinkedIn Account: Employer or Employee?

How Secure Are 'Virtual Meetings'?

EU Consumer Rights Directive and E-Commerce

Are 'Hacking Back' and Other Cybersecurity Defences Acceptable?