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Recent Event Highlights: Second OIPC inquiry resumes, David Noble dies, Nobles appeals SFU ruling to BC Court of Appeals, OIPC opens second UBC inquiry, SFU wins BC Supreme Court appeal, UBC appeals to BC Supreme Court, and 1 more...

Created by bplatt on Sep 15, 2011

Last updated: 09/15/11 at 05:57 PM

• Second OIPC inquiry resumes
  May 10, 2011

  Second inquiry into the UBC case resumes after the SFU case ends inconclusively.

• The SFU cases is closed
  May 2, 2011

  The BC Court of Appeals rules that nobody can take Noble's place, and the SFU case is closed without a resolution.

• David Noble dies
  Dec 27, 2010

  David Noble passes away from complications due to pneumonia.

• Nobles appeals SFU ruling to BC Court of Appeals
  Nov 27, 2009

  Noble appeals the BC Supreme Court ruling in favour of SFU to the BC Court of Appeals.

• OIPC opens second UBC inquiry
  Nov 25, 2009

  Because of SFU's Supreme Court win, the OIPC agrees to hold a second inquiry into the UBC case. UBC withdraws its appeal.

• SFU wins BC Supreme Court appeal
  Oct 30, 2009

  The BC Supreme Court rules in favour of SFU, overturns the OIPC's ruling.

• UBC appeals to BC Supreme Court
  May 20, 2009

  UBC appeals OIPC decision to the BC Supreme Court

• UBC loses OIPC ruling
  Apr 21, 2009

  OIPC finds in favour of Tromp, orders UBC to comply with the request.

• SFU loses OIPC ruling
  Jan 4, 2008

  OIPC rules in favour, orders SFU to comply with the request.

• UBC denies Tromp's request
  Jan 4, 2007

  UBC denies the request, saying the documents are not under the university's control. Tromp appeals to the OIPC.

• Original UBC request by Stanley Tromp
  Dec 2006

  Tromp requests documents from various UBC-run compaines.

• SFU denies Noble's request
  Oct 17, 2005

  After companies affected by the request protest, SFU reconsiders its decision and says the documents are not under SFU's control. Noble appeals to the OIPC.

• SFU request granted, pending consultation
  Oct 21, 2004

  SFU grants Noble's request, agreeing that the documents are under the control of SFU

• Original SFU request by David Noble
  Mar 1, 2004

  David Noble requests documents held by SFU's University-Industry Liaison Office