Archive for the 'Developments' Category
February 23, 2017
Earlier today, the Law Society of Upper Canada’s (LSUC) governing body (Convocation) announced new requirements to lawyer advertising in Ontario. Convocation’s decision was the culmination of several years of work and review, which included a special Advertising and Fee Arrangements Working Group (Working Group), two Professional Regulation Committee reports (see here and here) and consultations with practitioners and the public (see Advertising and Fee Arrangements for an overview of the LSUC’s lawyer advertising review process).
February 22, 2017
The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) continues to enforce the sale related sections (“ordinary selling price” or “OSP” sections) of the Competition Act. Earlier today, it announced that it will commence an application with the federal Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) in relation to the alleged deceptive marketing of sleep sets (mattresses and foundations sold together) by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC).
February 15, 2017
Practical Law Canada Competition has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s FinTech and competition work over the past year. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Update.
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This Legal Update provides an update on the Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) ongoing FinTech market study. It includes background for the Bureau’s FinTech related advocacy, recent activities and details for its FinTech workshop on February 21, 2017. This Update also includes some potential implications of the Bureau’s review of the financial technology sector.
January 24, 2017
Yesterday, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued a Business Alert warning businesses to ensure that their eco-related claims, such as using the terms “organic”, “green” and “eco-friendly”, comply with the federal Competition Act, particularly the false or misleading advertising and performance claim provisions. See: It’s not easy being green. Businesses must back up their words.
January 24, 2017
In my new Canadian Lawyer column today, I discuss the whistleblower provisions of the Competition Act and ask whether rewarding whistleblowers would help keep procurement markets competitive in light of increased infrastructure spending. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full column.
January 21, 2017
The Competition Bureau has announced that it will be hosting a FinTech and competition workshop in Ottawa on February 21, 2017. According to the Bureau, the upcoming workshop will examine the intersection of competition, innovation and regulation in Canada’s financial services sector. For the Bureau’s announcement and agenda see Driving competition and innovation in the financial services sector and FinTech Workshop Agenda.
January 8, 2017
My friends over at Concurrences have let me know that they have received nominations for more than 600 papers in this year’s annual Antitrust Writing Awards. The Awards Editorial Committee has selected 66 academic articles, 91 business articles and 21 soft law notes.
January 2, 2017
Earlier today the Law Times published an interesting update to the Law Society of Upper Canada’s (LSUC) review of lawyer advertising (see: LSUC Action on Advertising Coming This Year). In its note, the Law Times reported that the LSUC Treasurer said he expects that the Society’s report on lawyer advertising would come before Convocation for recommendations no later than February, 2017.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
