Lawyer Profile
Brittany Hinds
London, Ontario
Overview
Brittany Hinds is University Legal Counsel in Western University's Office of the University Legal Counsel. She joined Western in July 2025 and advises primarily on privacy, access to information, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004. She also serves on Western's Technology Risk Assessment Committee and reviews new technologies across campus. Before joining Western, she practised employment and labour law for provincially and federally regulated clients, with a focus on human rights, employment standards compliance, and workplace safety and insurance law.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Ontario, 2015
Professional Details
Education
Undergraduate degree in Journalism and French, Carleton University
Juris Doctor, French Common Law Program, University of Ottawa
Associations
Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
Ontario Bar Association
Articles & Speeches
Author, Canada Day Pay Rules, June 22, 2016
Author, When Emotions Run a-Mok: Trial Judge's Decision Upheld in Sweeting v Mok, 2017 ONCA 203, November 22, 2017
Author, 2020 Back To School (or Maybe Not): What This Means for Ontario Employers, September 24, 2020
Author, Retour A L'ecole En 2020 (ou Peut-Etre Pas): Ce Que Signifie Cette Rentree Scolaire Pour Les Employeurs Ontariens, October 1, 2020
Selected Decisions
Kerzner v. American Iron & Metal Company Inc., 2018 ONCA 989, respondent counsel