Category Archives: Advertising Law

November 24, 2012

Interesting New U.K. OFT Price Comparison Website Report and Recommendations for PCWs & Some Thoughts on Comparative Advertising

November 24, 2012 On November 23, 2012, the U.K. Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it had written to 100 leading price comparison websites (“PCWs”) asking that they take steps to ensure they were providing clear information to consumers (see: here).  In making the … Read the rest of this entry »

November 17, 2012

Recent Canadian competition, advertising and regulatory law developments (and a few announcements)

The following are some of the more interesting competition, advertising and regulatory law developments that caught my eye over the past several days, at least to the extent they have a bearing on Canada or companies doing business in Canada: BCE and Astral plan to … Read the rest of this entry »

November 16, 2012

New Publications: World Class Actions: A Guide to Group and Representative Actions Around the Globe

I did a bit of a sweep earlier today for new Canadian competition, advertising and regulatory law texts and this one, recently published by Oxford University Press, caught my eye on class action regimes around the world including Canada.  Given the accelerating rate of class … Read the rest of this entry »

November 15, 2012

Quebec Lottery Case Illustrates Importance of Good Contracts for Lotteries, Contests and Promotions

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada).  These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »

November 13, 2012

CRTC Launches Online Discussion for New Wireless Code of Conduct Consultations

Earlier today, the CRTC announced that it has launched its online discussion for consultations for the new consumer wireless code of conduct.  In making the announcement, the CRTC’s Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said: “’We encourage Canadians to join the online discussion and have their say on … Read the rest of this entry »

November 9, 2012

Competition Law and Associations in Canada – Presentation From the 2012 CSAE National Conference and Showcase (Ottawa)

I am attaching below a copy of our PowerPoint presentation from the recent Canadian Society of Association Executives’ (CSAE) 2012 National Conference & Showcase, held in Ottawa last week. Our presentation focused on competition law and compliance for trade and professional associations, including in relation … Read the rest of this entry »

November 8, 2012

Defamation: Careful what you Tweet – social media defamation – RCMP officer sues over sex tweets (with 10 tips to avoid defaming someone)

Guest post by Christine Duhaime (Duhaime Law) Defamation by Tweet? In one of BC’s first ever Twitter defamation actions, RCMP officer James Brown, has filed a civil claim against a Vancouver lawyer and three other defendants over, among other things, sexual, or sexually-related content disseminated … Read the rest of this entry »

November 6, 2012

New App Privacy Guidelines: Federal and Provincial Privacy Commissioners Issue New App Privacy Guidelines

Late last month, the Federal Privacy Commissioner and Alberta and British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioners issued new privacy guidelines for mobile app developers to assist them in complying with Canadian privacy laws.  In making the announcement, the Federal Privacy Commissioner’s office said: “The mobile … Read the rest of this entry »