The Province of Quebec recently introduced a draft bill to revise its privacy laws that seems rather GDPR-ish. Is this a sign of things to come in Canada?
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Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act has undergone major changes giving patients better access to their records and adding teeth to violations of the law.
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When the pandemic hit, many lawyers turned to virtual mediations, and some to virtual arbitrations, in order to move their cases forward. What are the pros and cons of these alternatives?
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Facebook recently found out that making false or misleading claims about the privacy of Canadians is a breach of the Competition Act.
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What is electronic chattel paper? Why is Ontario making changes? What do the upcoming changes mean for your business?
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Thomson Reuters, has started legal action against Legal AI startup, ROSS Intelligence and the case is likely to clarify how much control corporations can exert over public court decisions.
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The reasoning for decisions made by machine learning and AI systems is often opaque and not knowing why they make their decisions can be troubling. Do ethical frameworks offer a road forward?
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The purpose of a trademark is to be a memorable brand that customers will recognize and distinguish your product from your competition’s, too many trademark requests fall short of that goal.
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COVID-19 has plunged the world into a new reality and the legal industry had little choice but to adapt. Will these newly embraced technologies stick around for the long term?
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Our laws surrounding defamation (the act of tarnishing another’s good reputation) have failed to directly address online content. That may be about to change.
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Don’t assume that just because you are properly licensed when in the office that you are properly licensed when you work from home.
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The business disruptions caused by COVID-19 are causing many to consider paperless, and many to scratch their heads trying to figure out how to deal with the roadblocks.
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If your company or organization is considering making the switch to a virtual AGM this year, here are 3 things to bear in mind.
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As employees retreat to home offices to mitigate the risks of COVID-19, both employers and employees need to be aware of the workplace hazards that await employees at home.
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Good digital hygiene isn’t just keeping your smartphone clean. Bad actors have been sending malware and phishing to take advantage of our uncertainty and fear.
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A New York appeals court ordered a building owner in New York to pay $6.75 million in damages to graffiti artists. How did that happen?
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There is certainly a lot to consider when starting a new business, including choosing a name for the company. Here are a few key things to keep in mind when choosing a name for your business.
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Watch out purveyors of Fake News, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled that presenting another in a ‘false light’ attracts liability.
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Is a better question, what are others able to do with information about you?
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The Canadian Privacy Commissioner recently announced that his department has launched a lawsuit against Facebook. Why now?
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