Category Archives: Competition Law

June 13, 2012

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

I am pleased to be delivering the Competition Law and REALTORS course for the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver on Monday, June 18th.  This course is available to members of Canadian real estate boards.  From the Alliance for Canadian Real Estate Education: “Competition Law … Read the rest of this entry »

June 12, 2012

A Few Interesting Competition, Advertising & Regulatory Law Developments

A few interesting competition, advertising and regulatory law developments caught my eye today including: The Competition Bureau published its May Report of Concluded Merger Reviews including Glencore/Viterra (3 advance ruling certificates and 16 no action letters): Monthly Report of Concluded Merger Reviews – May. The … Read the rest of this entry »

June 9, 2012

Operating Promotional Contests in Canada – A Few Key Legal and Marketing Points – I

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 »

June 8, 2012

A Few Interesting Competition, Advertising, Privacy and Regulatory Law Developments

A few interesting regulatory law developments caught my eye today including: Stanford University Press has published a new book entitled The Global Limits of Competition Law, edited by Daniel Sokol and Ioannis Lianos: Stanford University Press – The Global Limits of Competition Law. The American … Read the rest of this entry »

June 5, 2012

A Few Interesting Telecom, Competition, Privacy and Regulatory Law Developments

A few interesting telecom, competition, privacy and regulatory law developments caught my eye today including: The Acting Chairman of the CRTC delivered remarks to the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto on competition in the telecom sector, proposed small telecom ownership rule changes, caps in the … Read the rest of this entry »

May 30, 2012

CRTC Issues Do Not Call List Status Report

On May 29, 2012, the CRTC issued an updated Do Not Call List (DNCL) Status Report current to April 30, 2012.  According to the CRTC, about 10,700,000 telephone and fax numbers are currently registered on the DNCL, it has received a total of 542,991 telemarketing … Read the rest of this entry »

May 22, 2012

Advertising Law Events: ASC Seminar: “To Disclaim or Not and How? – Very Big Questions!”

Advertising Standards Canada (ASC) will be hosting an upcoming seminar on the rather hot topic (if only to advertising law geeks) of disclaimers in Toronto on June 12, 2012. From the ASC: “Disclaimers are not an afterthought. In today’s climate they must be top of … Read the rest of this entry »

May 18, 2012

Conferences: FTC Workshop: Advertising and Privacy Disclosure in Online and Mobile Media

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will be holding a very interesting upcoming workshop on advertising and privacy disclosure in online and mobile media on May 30, 2012 entitled In Short: Advertising & Privacy Disclosures in a Digital World. The workshop, which will also be webcast, … Read the rest of this entry »