Category Archives: Cases

Telemarketing Update: CRTC Refuses to Vary Do Not Call List Penalty Imposed on Telemarketing Company

On February 13, 2012, the CRTC denied an application by Les Distributions Triple A Inc. (“Triple A”) to review an earlier decision imposing a $6,000 administrative monetary penalty (“AMP”). In the earlier decision, the Commission imposed a total $6,000 AMP for violations of the Unsolicited … Read the rest of this entry »

Telemarketing Update: $18,000 AMP Imposed on BC Telemarketing Company For Failure to Comply With Do Not Call Rules

On February 15, 2012, an $18,000 “administrative monetary penalty” or “AMP” was imposed by the CRTC on a British Columbia telemarketing company, Imperial Data Supply Corp. (“Imperial”). The Commission found that six telemarketing calls were made to consumers that were (or should) have been on … Read the rest of this entry »

Defamation Update: Can I sue for defamation if I was not expressly mentioned by name?

– By Joel Hill Wilson v. Switlo is a recent decision of the B.C. Supreme Court addressing a great many aspects of the law relating to “defamation”.  This post is the fifth in a series reviewing the claims, defenses, and issues raised in this important and wide-ranging … Read the rest of this entry »

New Publications: CBA – Canadian Competition Law Review

The National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association has published the most recent issue of the Canadian Competition Law Review (2011 – Vol. 24 No. 1) (formerly the Canadian Competition Record) (see: Canadian Competition Law Review – 2011 – Vol. 24 No. 1). … Read the rest of this entry »