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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

New Books: BCREA 2012 Legal Update

The British Columbia Real Estate Association has published its 2012 Legal Update book for members of British Columbia real estate boards and BCREA. This 2012 installment of its annual legal update series includes the following chapters: Does One Have to be a Lie Detector in … Read the rest of this entry »

Privacy Law Update: Open Letter From Canada’s Privacy Commissioner to Google

On February 24, 2012, Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart sent an open letter to Google to request additional information about Google’s new privacy policy and set out some concerns.  The Commissioner’s letter follows a meeting between representatives of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and … Read the rest of this entry »