Category Archives: Books

New Regulatory and Intellectual Property Law Books: Canadian Food and Drug Legislation & Commentary (2012); Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Patents, Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs (2012)

Flipping through The Lawyers Weekly today, which as a bit of an aside seemed to me to have a slightly spiffier look, several new Canadian regulatory and IP law texts caught my eye: Canadian Food and Drug Legislation & Commentary (2012) (LexisNexis) “Canada’s leading compilation … Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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 »

New Regulatory Law Books: Anti-corruption, Competition & Privacy

Anti-corruption: Anti-Corruption Regulation 2012 (including Canada) – GCR (March 2012) From GCR: “Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the fully revised and updated sixth edition of Anti-Corruption Regulation, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas … Read the rest of this entry »

New Books: Advertising, Competition, Cartel, Trade and Class Action Law From Oxford University Press – 2012

New (2012) advertising, competition, cartel, trade and class action law books from Oxford University Press: The Class Action Playbook – Brian Anderson and Andrew Trask From OUP: “The Class Action Playbook is a unique and strategic “how to” guide for practitioners seeking to bring or … 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 »

New Books: Antitrust Law Developments (Seventh)

The Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association recently announced the publication of Antitrust Law Developments (Seventh).  Antitrust Law Developments is the seminal general U.S. text on antitrust law, a landmark of scholarship and reflects the collective efforts of many leading antitrust law practitioners … Read the rest of this entry »

New Books: Canadian Defamation Law and Practice

Carswell has recently published a new book on Canadian defamation law, entitled Canadian Defamation Law and Practice (authors: R. Pepper, R. Stephenson, D. Morritt, J. Ross). From Carswell: “This book is designed to provide an overview of the Canadian law of defamation and a practice … Read the rest of this entry »