Category Archives: Cases

Advertising Update: Supreme Court Awards Compensatory and Punitive Damages in Misleading Contest Case

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules and forms for a Canadian contest/sweepstakes? I offer a selection of Canadian contest rules and forms for random draw, skill and other common types of Canadian contests (i.e., contest precedents and forms). For more information see Canadian Contest … Read the rest of this entry »

Fraud Update: Competition Bureau Kicks Off Fraud Prevention Month

The Competition Bureau announced earlier today that it was kicking off Fraud Prevention Month with a series of panel discussions on fraud prevention across Canada that will assemble experts from law enforcement agencies, academics and business and consumer groups. In making the announcement, the Bureau … Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Defamation Update: Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms that Announcements by Enforcement Agencies May be Defamatory

In an interesting recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Court held that statements made by an enforcement agency, in this case the Competition Bureau, in relation to a criminal investigation, can be defamatory (see: TPG Technology Consulting Ltd. v. Canada (Industry Canada) … Read the rest of this entry »

Advertising Update: $359 Million Judgment Obtained by U.S. FTC Against Alberta Marketer

On February 23, 2012, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had obtained a USD $359 million settlement order against an Alberta online marketer (Jessie Wilms) and related defendants. In making the announcement, the FTC said: “The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an … Read the rest of this entry »