Category Archives: Advertising Law

March 22, 2012

Publications Update: CBA Competition Law Section Call for Submissions – James H. Bocking Memorial Award

The National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association has announced a call for submissions for its annual James H. Bocking Memorial Award. From the CBA: “The CBA National Competition Law Section James H. Bocking Award was established by the National Competition Law Section … Read the rest of this entry »

March 22, 2012

Privacy Update: ABA Teleconference: “APEC: Cross Border Privacy Rules Introduction and Spotlight on Canada”

The Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association has announced an interesting upcoming teleconference on APEC’s new Cross Border Privacy Rules System entitled “Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Cross Border Privacy Rules Introduction and Spotlight on Canada”.  The ABA’s teleconference will be held on April … Read the rest of this entry »

March 21, 2012

Competition Bureau Launches Little Black Book of Scams

On March 21, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that it had launched a new publication entitled: The Little Black Book of Scams. In making the announcement, as part of its March Fraud Prevention Month efforts, the Bureau said: “As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the … Read the rest of this entry »

March 21, 2012

Advertising Update: CRTC Finalizes Anti-spam Act Regulations

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 »

March 15, 2012

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

The Victoria Real Estate Board will be holding a competition law course for its members – “Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters” – on Monday March 19th. About this course: “Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters was designed … Read the rest of this entry »

March 15, 2012

Advertising Update: Consumer Protection BC Note on Sweepstakes Scams

Given the recent high-profile contest case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada late last month (see: Supreme Court Awards Compensatory and Punitive Damages in Misleading Contest Case), this short note posted by Consumer Protection BC earlier today on sweepstakes scams caught my eye: Seniors … Read the rest of this entry »

March 13, 2012

The Internet Predators Act – What’s all the Hubub? How would it Impact Canadian Competition Law?

Given the controversy lately about the recently introduced federal Internet surveillance legislation (Bill C-30, the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act), including commentary on changes to the Competition Act, I thought I would take a closer look to see what all the fuss has been … Read the rest of this entry »

March 12, 2012

Internet Law Update: CIRA President on Bodog.com, Domain Name Seizures and the Global Economy and the Internet

Byron Holland, CEO and President of Canada’s Internet domain name regulator the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), has written an interesting short note on domain name seizures and the importance of domains to the global economy (see: Domain name seizures and .CA). Topics he chats … Read the rest of this entry »