Category Archives: Advertising Law

March 1, 2012

Advertising Update: Supreme Court Awards Compensatory and Punitive Damages in Misleading Contest Case

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules and forms for a Canadian contest/sweepstakes? I offer a selection of Canadian contest rules and forms for random draw, skill and other common types of Canadian contests (i.e., contest precedents and forms). For more information see Canadian Contest … Read the rest of this entry »

March 1, 2012

Fraud Update: Competition Bureau Kicks Off Fraud Prevention Month

The Competition Bureau announced earlier today that it was kicking off Fraud Prevention Month with a series of panel discussions on fraud prevention across Canada that will assemble experts from law enforcement agencies, academics and business and consumer groups. In making the announcement, the Bureau … Read the rest of this entry »

March 1, 2012

Advertising Law Update: A Few Interesting Recent Developments

A few interesting advertising and marketing law developments that caught my eye today included: Canadian Transportation Agency Wraps up Consultations on Air Services Price Advertising Regulations The Canadian Transportation Agency wrapped up its public consultations on its Air Services Price Advertising Regulations on February 26th.  … Read the rest of this entry »

February 29, 2012

Advertising Update: ASC Ad Complaint Report – October 1 2011 to February 29 2012

Advertising Standards Canada’s recent complaint case summaries (October 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012) are available on ASC’s website. Recent identified advertiser cases have involved 7-Eleven Canada Inc., Extreme Fitness, Shoppers Drug Mart, Stokes International, Virgin Mobile, eBay Canada and K-97 Classic Rock, among others. … Read the rest of this entry »

February 29, 2012

Conferences: Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters

We are pleased to announce that we will be facilitating a compliance course at the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver on February 29, 2012 entitled “Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters”. About this course: Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You … Read the rest of this entry »

February 28, 2012

Teleseminar: ABA – Hot Legal Issues in Social Media Marketing

FEBRUARY 29, 2012 The American Bar Association (the Private Advertising Litigation, Consumer Protection and Privacy & Information Security Committees) is holding a teleseminar on February 29, 2012 entitled: “Hot Legal Issues in Social Media Marketing”. From the ABA: “Do you want to run a multinational … Read the rest of this entry »

February 26, 2012

Worthy Quotes: Ontario Court of Appeal on Defamation by Enforcement Officials

“A report that someone is under investigation or that they have been arrested for, or charged with, a criminal offence is not considered the ‘equivalent of saying that the person has committed the crime unless there is something in the language of the report that … Read the rest of this entry »

February 26, 2012

Canada’s New Anti-spam Legislation: An Overview – Part 5

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »