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Relying on the "deceptive marketing practices" provisions of the Competition Act, the Competition Bureau fined the social media giant for its misleading claims regarding the privacy of Canadians' personal information.

The Law Society Tribunal's decision in Law Society of Ontario v Marusic highlights important considerations for both regulated professionals and regulators regarding privacy expectations relating to devices used in one's professional capacity.

This is a helpful summary of what Superior Courts are accepting in terms of documents, with procedures and timelines for each court updated.

For charities that hold endowment or other restricted funds, a natural question arises amidst the current economic downtown: can we access these funds to support our programs, meet our expenses and enable us to continue operating during this time of crisis?

This award-winning article provides an in-depth case comment and analysis of Alberta Securities Commission v Hennig from Mandy Bedford, recipient of this year's Michael MacNaughton Student Writing Award for Insolvency Law.

It’s not a matter of if, but when. Technology continues to develop in ways that are both amazing and alarming and allow us to connect in ways we would have previously considered unimaginable. With increased technological advancement and reliance, however, comes increased opportunities for hackers to exploit vulnerabilities and access hoards of sensitive personal and corporate data, which means increased cyber risks for more and more organizations.

Following are summaries of the four substantive civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released last week. In 4352238 Canada Inc. v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., the Court ordered the appeal to be heard in writing over the objection of one of the parties, finding there was nothing in the Courts of Justice Act or the Rules of Civil Procedure that prevented the Court from doing so in these extraordinary times.