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Surging trading volumes, rapid regulatory change and well-publicized controversies in respect of United States prediction markets have brought new prominence to the regulation of prediction markets. Until this year, there had been no formal guidance provided for businesses looking to offer trading in prediction market contracts (also referred to as “event contracts”) in Canada in accordance with existing regulatory frameworks, and, in particular, there has been significant uncertainty concerning the application of securities law restrictions to the trading of event contracts.

The breakdown of intimate relationships can lead to a war of highly charged words that are published to third persons on social media.

Canadian businesses, organizations and individuals who engage in advertising need to be aware of the recently enacted Elections Modernization Act,

It's mid-December, and the holiday season is in full swing: streets are aglow with twinkling lights, you can't turn on the radio without being reminded what Mariah Carey wants for Christmas...

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), in recent years, has seemingly developed a newfound interest in matters of copyright which, for decades prior to the digital revolution, had been perceived as a relatively sleepy law to many.

On September 1, 2023, Canada's Department of Canadian Heritage published a draft of the highly anticipated Regulations Respecting the Application of the Online News Act, the Duty to Notify and the Request...

In response to growing concerns regarding childrens' vulnerability to advertising, and the potential adverse impacts of advertising foods and beverages to children that are high in sugar...

The imposition of social distancing and self-isolation measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 means that many of us are staying home far more than usual.

A recent Alberta decision has significant implications for how private messages on social media platforms may be accessed in litigation. In Terrigno v Petzold, 2025 ABKB 127...

The LA Kings of the NHL recently launched an augmented reality ("AR") "authentication app"

I had the pleasure of speaking at an ALAI Canada meeting on April 15, 2021 to give a copyright law update for 2020-2021. The title of my talk was Copyright Potpourri.

A Quebec journalist's challenge to access information refusals raises a critical question about legal representation before the Commission d'accès à l'information. The case examines whether journalists act personally or on behalf of their employers when seeking public records, with implications for media access rights across the province. Multiple similar cases now await a Superior Court ruling that could reshape how journalists navigate information access disputes.

On December 10, 2025, the Superior Court of Québec handed down a judgment affirming the client’s right to terminate a service agreement to further its own commercial interests.

The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office has recently released for comment its policy on lead performers and the documentary exception.

Rotten Tomatoes is an online aggregator of film reviews. When a film gets enough professional reviews, it gets a ranking, up to 100 on the "Tomatometer."

On July 15, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly-anticipated decision in Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association.

As we earlier reported here, both the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America...