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Running a Friends-and-Family Promotion in Canada? Cruel, Cryptic CASL Strikes Again
During the COVID-19 epidemic, one marketing development that I have noticed is an increased effort to promote destination marketing, including through promotional contests. In this regard, I have acted for several countries assisting them with their destination marketing related promotions. My new Canadian Lawyer column … Read the rest of this entry »
My New Canadian Lawyer Column: Upfront Pricing – Is That Too Much To Ask?
In my new Canadian Lawyer Column, I take a bit of a light-hearted tiptoe through recent drip-pricing cases enforced by the Competition Bureau, including the announcement on February 13, 2020 that StubHub agreed to pay $1.3 million for allegedly violating the misleading advertising provisions of … Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian Competition Law Compliance for Associations: CSAE 2016 Winter Summit
I am pleased to be a guest speaker at the CSAE (Canadian Society of Association Executives) Trillium Chapter’s 2016 Winter Summit in Burlington on February 4th. I will be co-presenting an interactive seminar on the Competition Bureau’s new approach to competition compliance for associations together … Read the rest of this entry »
Water Heater Supplier Scalded With $7 Million Advertising Law Settlement, Tough Compliance Terms (and Monitor)
Misleading advertising is squarely part of Canadian competition law. Violation of the Competition Act’s civil or criminal misleading advertising provisions can also lead to significant liability for companies or individuals. As a recent reminder of this, the Competition Bureau has announced that water heater supplier … Read the rest of this entry »
Canada’s New Anti-Spam Law (CASL): Federal Enforcement Agencies Work Out Enforcement For New Law
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 Publications: World Class Actions: A Guide to Group and Representative Actions Around the Globe
I did a bit of a sweep earlier today for new Canadian competition, advertising and regulatory law texts and this one, recently published by Oxford University Press, caught my eye on class action regimes around the world including Canada. Given the accelerating rate of class … Read the rest of this entry »
The Regulation of Gift Cards in BC – A Short Overview
Gift cards are a type of stored-value payment card issued by retailers that are preloaded with a specific value for future purchases. These include cards that can be used at a particular store or retailer, cards redeemable at a chain or mall and credit card … Read the rest of this entry »
New Canadian Competition Law Publications: New CBA Canadian Competition Law Review
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has published a new edition of its Canadian Competition Law Review, which includes articles on indirect purchaser class actions, antitrust immunity agreements, the availability and scale of litigation and investigation costs in private competition law litigation, origins of Canada’s cartel … Read the rest of this entry »
