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- Should Advertising Regulators Enforce Wokeness?: Canadian Lawyer
September 10, 2019 In my new Canadian Lawyer column, I take a look at two recent U.K. ASA advertising decisions with potential implications for Canada. Below is an excerpt with a link to my column. ******************* In an interesting development, two ads were recently banned under new gender ster … Read more »
- Canadian Competition Law Compliance Programs: Key Requirements
August 22, 2019 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses key requirements of competition law compliance programs in Canada, in light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent shift to align its approach to recognizing compliance programs with Canada. Below is an excer … Read more »
- Canadian Spam Law (CASL): Common Compliance Errors
August 18, 2019 Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force more than five years ago. Since then, marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex and difficult law with a number of outstanding uncertainties in key areas. In providing CASL advice … Read more »
- Canadian Government Approves Airline Merger in Northern Canada, Despite Competition Bureau Concerns
July 17, 2019 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the recent decision by the Canadian Government to approve, subject to conditions pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, the merger of First Air and Canadian North airlines in northern Canada. This approval is n … Read more »
- Ticketmaster Entities Agree to $4 Million Penalty to Settle Drip Pricing Advertising Case
June 27, 2019 On June 27, 2019, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Ticketmaster L.L.C., TNow Entertainment Group, Inc. and Ticketmaster Canada LP have agreed to pay a $4 million penalty and $500,000 of the Bureau’s costs relating to allegedly misleading online ticket sale pricing claims. … Read more »