Category Archives: Publications

August 15, 2012

Advertising Law: New Publications: Word of Mouth Marketing Association: Social Media Marketing Disclosure Guide

The U.S. Word of Mouth Marketing Association (“WOMMA”) published earlier today a new edition of its Social Media Marketing Disclosure Guide (see: The WOMMA Guide to Disclosure in Social Media Marketing). From WOMMA: “As part of WOMMA’s continuing effort to advance and advocate ethical word of mouth, WOMMA … Read the rest of this entry »

August 10, 2012

Conferences: “What In-house Counsel Need to Know About Recent Competition Law Developments” – CBA/CCCA Canadian Legal Conference (Vancouver, August 12-14, 2012)

I am pleased to be participating in the Canadian Bar Association’s upcoming CBA Canadian Legal Conference in Vancouver on a panel on August 13th: “What In-house Counsel Need to Know About Recent Competition Law Developments”.   From the Canadian Bar Association and Canadian Corporate Counsel Association … Read the rest of this entry »

July 31, 2012

New Canadian Competition Law Publications: New CBA Canadian Competition Law Review

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has published a new edition of its Canadian Competition Law Review, which includes articles on indirect purchaser class actions, antitrust immunity agreements, the availability and scale of litigation and investigation costs in private competition law litigation, origins of Canada’s cartel … Read the rest of this entry »

July 9, 2012

New Papers: “Regulation of Information and Advertising”

Paul Rubin has published an interesting paper on the “Regulation of Information and Advertising” in Competition Policy International. Abstract: “Deception is the manipulation of information to gain some advantage. This paper considers commercial deception through advertising. The paper first discusses the economics of information. The … Read the rest of this entry »

July 5, 2012

A Few Competition & Regulatory Developments

A few interesting competition and regulatory developments caught my eye today including: The Conference Board of Canada published a new report on Chinese foreign direct investment in Canada: Fear the Dragon?  Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Canada. The Fraser Institute published a comparative note on … Read the rest of this entry »

June 19, 2012

A Few Regulatory Law Developments and Some News

A few regulatory law developments and news items that caught my eye in the last couple days included: Consumer Protection BC issued its 2011 Annual Report, which includes some discussion of marketing law enforcement and telemarketing: Debt collection, retail and travel are top questions for … 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 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 »