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One of the first social media confidentiality cases arose out of a health care employment relationship.

When meeting with a lawyer to discuss estate planning, most often the client will consider the dispositions of his/her real property, personal possessions, business interests, and other investments.

The influence of social media has spurred the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada to release draft guidance to address issues respecting its members' communications with clients through websites such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs.

While new U.S. regulations requiring visa applicants to the U.S. to submit information on their social media profiles has gotten quite a bit of attention,

On 17 February 2021, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan introduced a private members bill, S-225, "An Act to amend the Copyright Act (remuneration for journalistic works)".

In our earlier post (Are Non-Competition Restrictions Enforceable?), we reviewed "restrictive covenants" - these are clauses under which employees are bound by restrictions such as non-competition restrictions, non-solicitation obligations, and other controls on the employee’s behaviour which bind the employee after termination.

On October 22, 2010, an American magistrate judge ruled that a plaintiff suing Universal Music Corp. for improperly sending a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) waived a number of heads of attorney-client privilege by discussing the details of her legal case by email and on a blog.

The power of social media was on full display this past week, as the unauthorized publication of a recipe for apple pie drew a quick and virulent online response.

Typically, each user of a social media site will have an individual username assigned to them that consists of a URL. Brand owners should secure usernames consisting of their brand name at the earliest opportunity.

These letters advised the organizations to review their marketing practices to ensure they are compliant with the law.

Months ago, proponents of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, dismissed warnings from Meta and Google, believing their threats to remove news links from their platforms were mere bluffs.

In August, Facebook changed its Promotion Guidelines, now allowing businesses to host a Facebook contest directly on a Facebook Page without having to develop a Facebook app.

While many sectors in Ontario are closed as a result of COVID-19, the College of Chiropractors of Ontario (the "CCO") continues to diligently regulate the practice of chiropractic.

Effective February 28, 2024, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ("AGCO") has amended the Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (the "Registrar's Standards")...

BD&P has worked with clients who are at the heart of Alberta's economic growth for many decades. As Calgary grows and diversifies, BD&P's outlook is one of optimism.

A Tweet may represent a mere 140-characters; however a recent investigation in the UK is exposing that those 140-characters can represent big money.

Will that serum make my skin glow, too? Is [influencer] being paid to post that? Is that a genuine customer review?