All hyperlinking is not “fair game”: a look at Crookes v. Newton *

Canada - March 20 2012
Generally, someone is prima facie liable for defamation when they publish to a third party who understands them, words concerning the plaintiff that have a tendency to lower the reputation of the plaintiff in society.

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Defamation laws put social media users and employers at serious risk *

Canada - September 8 2011
Statements posted online that negatively impact the reputation or image of another person, business or product may be considered defamation, and present a legal risk to the person who authored the post.

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Sale of Goods Act defendants have some explaining to do: defect inferred, even in the face of spoliation *

Canada - September 1 2011
Some recent decisions from the Ontario courts in Muskoka Fuels v. Hassan Steel Fabricators Limited serve as reminders that liability can be found under the Sale of Goods Act even without the cause of the defect in the subject product being proven, and even though the plaintiff had lost the defective product before the defendant had an opportunity to inspect it.

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Bill C-36: the impact of the canada consumer product safety act on advertising, packaging, labelling, distribution and testing of consumer products *

Canada - January 19 2011
On December 15, 2010 the new Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) received royal assent.

Co-authors: LuAnne Morrow.

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Involved with consumer products in Canada? Be prepared for the new Canada Consumer Product Safety Act *

Canada - December 16 2010
Bill C-36, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (the Act), has passed through the House of Commons and the Senate and received Royal Assent on December 15th.

Co-authors: Court Peterson .

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