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Environmental claims about a product, a service or business activities: stricter rules to combat greenwashing
Greenwashing is a form of marketing that misrepresents a product, service or practice as having positive environmental effects,1 thereby misleading consumers and preventing them from making an informed purchasing decision.2 Several initiatives have been launched around the world to counter this (…)
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Is the proposed amendment to the Competition Act to combat greenwashing really a step forward?
Greenwashing is a form of marketing that misrepresents a product, service or practice as having positive environmental effects,1 thereby misleading consumers and preventing them from making an informed purchasing decision.2 Several initiatives have been launched around the world to counter this (…)
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Deceptive Online Marketing Practices: Intermediaries, what is your legal exposure?
In recent decades, online advertising has become the single most efficient and interactive way to reach consumers and assess their behaviour. While television and print audiences continue to dwindle and overall marketing strategies that focus on these mediums are less able to effectively measure and (…)
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Artificial Intelligence and the 2017 Canadian Budget: is your business ready?
The March 22, 2017 Budget of the Government of Canada, through its “Innovation and Skills Plan” (http://www.budget.gc.ca/2017/docs/plan/budget-2017-en.pdf) mentions that Canadian academic and research leadership in artificial intelligence will be translated into a more innovative economy and (…)
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Positive advice of the European Securities and Markets Authority to the extension of the European passport to the managers of alternative investment funds in Canada
Martine Samuelian and Virginia Barat, JEANTET On July 18, 2016, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a favourable advice for a future extension of the European passport concerning Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs)1 in Canada. This advice, which is based on (…)
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 15
Recourses Seeking Rectification Under the New Business Corporations Act You do Business in a Province Other than Quebec: Are You Required to Register Yourself? Resale Prices and Authorized Distributors: A Synopsis France Arms Itself Against Trusts
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Class action and competition law: Toyota wins in the Court of Appeal
Class action and competition law: Toyota wins in the Court of Appeal
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Canada: Class Actions in Competition Damage Matters (Available in French only)
Canada: Class Actions in Competition Damage Matters (Available in French only)
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What To Do When You Receive an Unexpected Call or Visit From the Competition Bureau
What To Do When You Receive an Unexpected Call or Visit From the Competition Bureau
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Increase in Class Actions for Violations of the Competition Act - How to Protect Your Business Today
Increase in Class Actions for Violations of the Competition Act - How to Protect Your Business Today
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Competition Law: Directors' and Officers' Liability
Competition Law: Directors' and Officers' Liability
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Competition Law: The Need for Compliance Programs
Competition Law: The Need for Compliance Programs