Warning For Businesses: Companies Can be Liable for Tort of Bribery Even if They Did Not Intend to Pay or Receive a Bribe
Apr 12, 2024Businesses with a duty to provide impartial advice must take steps to ensure the payments they make or receive are not later interpreted as bribes.
New Era of Foreign Investment Scrutiny Starts in Canada with Passage of Investment Canada Act Amendment Bill
Mar 27, 2024Bill C-34 amends the Investment Canada Act to enhance the government of Canada's national security review powers.
Canada’s New Policies on Investments in the Interactive Digital Media Sector
Mar 6, 2024On March 1, 2024, the Canadian government introduced new policies to increase scrutiny of foreign investments in Canada's Interactive Digital Media sector.
A Word of Caution: Company Liable for Misrepresentations Made by Chatbot
Mar 4, 2024Tribunal finds that a website chatbot is not a separate legal entity and holds company liable for the chatbot's misrepresentations.
2024 Changes to Canada’s Thresholds for Merger Notification and Investment Canada Act Reviews
Feb 28, 2024Providing updates on the 2024 merger thresholds under Canada's Competition Act and Investment Canada Act.
2024 Update: Risks of Anonymized and Aggregated Data
Feb 21, 2024The ability to glean personal information from both anonymized and aggregated data creates a risk of re-identification.
Defending Dignity in the Dawn of Deepfakes
Feb 16, 2024On January 29, 2024, in an era dominated by digital connectivity and rapid technological advancements, BC's Intimate Images Protection Act comes into force.
Navigating the Pixelated Landscape: The BC Intimate Images Protection Act
Aug 23, 2023The Intimate Images Protection Act provides an easy process through which a person may seek an order against non-consensual sharing of their intimate images.
Russian Telecoms Newest Target of Canadian Sanctions and Canada’s (non-)Approach to General Permits
Aug 16, 2023Canada's sanctions regime target Russian telecom companies MTS and MegaFon, raising policy considerations surrounding enforcement and General Permits.
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