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Gift Cards & Expiry Dates: Consumer Protection BC Uses Video to Describe the Rules
I am always interested in innovation and trends, both in marketing generally and in relation to my own practice. Lawyers can, well, be rather slow to embrace change. In this regard, I’ve been seeing a continued trend toward video, both on the web generally – … Read the rest of this entry »
Ontario College Found Liable in Misleading Advertising Consumer Protection Act Class Action
November 28, 2012 In an interesting recent Ontario class action decision issued on November 16th, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found George Brown College liable, among other things, for violating the Ontario Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”) in relation to representations in a college course … Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
