Can garbage give us gas?
Energy from waste was anathema to Ontario regulators twenty years ago, but now they have changed their mind, due to better technology, a critical shortage of landfill space and strong demand for renewable sources of energy. One increasingly popular way is through biogas. Instead of burning the waste in messy incinerators with challenging air emissions,...
Continue reading the post titled Can garbage give us gas?Navigating the complex world of Letters of Intent: A buy-side guide
In the rapidly paced, high-stakes game of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), the first move is not dissimilar to a game of chess; a good opening will set the pace for the rest of the game. In M&A deals, the first move must be similarly strategic, resembling an orchestrated dance that establishes the tone for the...
Continue reading the post titled Navigating the complex world of Letters of Intent: A buy-side guideEverything is electronic: Implementing electronic delivery of franchise disclosure documents and electronic execution of documents
Everything is electronic. It certainly feels that way. Even in areas that are slow to adopt change, digital is taking over. While many franchise systems are on the cutting edge of technology in their offerings and their methods of conducting business with clients, the processes of selling franchises have taken longer to fully embrace the...
Continue reading the post titled Everything is electronic: Implementing electronic delivery of franchise disclosure documents and electronic execution of documentsSocial Media in Personal Injury Litigation: Will defence lawyers and insurance companies search my Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages?
Introduction Hiring private investigators to monitor plaintiffs in their daily lives is a common practice for defence lawyers and insurance companies, in order to find out if the plaintiff has lied about or exaggerated his or her injuries. In recent years, they have begun to regularly search social media pages for this information. These sites...
Continue reading the post titled Social Media in Personal Injury Litigation: Will defence lawyers and insurance companies search my Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages?The (Un?!-)Enforceability of Forum Selection Clauses in Adhesion Consumer Contracts
Case Commentary: Douez v Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33 Ms. Douez, an ordinary citizen of the Province of British Columbia, brought a proposed class action against the internet giant, Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”), alleging that it improperly used her personal information to advertise companies and products to other members of Facebook and externally without her consent....
Continue reading the post titled The (Un?!-)Enforceability of Forum Selection Clauses in Adhesion Consumer ContractsTech firms must follow Canadian anti-spam laws
Two tech companies were recently fined a total of $250,000 for the installation of malicious software through online ads. The case is the first where firms were fined by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for breaching Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) sending the message that the federal agency is checking on tech firms to determine...
Continue reading the post titled Tech firms must follow Canadian anti-spam lawsCanadian Courts’ Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants in Cases Arising From E-Commerce Relations
With the internet expanding its reach globally, the marketplace participants increasingly turn to it in order to foster their businesses. Manufacturers, distributors, retail stores and service providers take advantage of the internet in order to increase their customer base. Customers, similarly, increasingly use the internet to access products and services. As a result, the past...
Continue reading the post titled Canadian Courts’ Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants in Cases Arising From E-Commerce RelationsCrypto-Platforms hit with eleven coordinated class actions
Crypto-currency trading platforms (“Crypto-Platforms”) received an unwelcome surprise last month, when eleven of them were hit with coordinated class action suits in America by two law firms. The class actions target some of the largest crypto-currency exchanges in the world: Binance, Bibox and KuCoin, along with several individual defendants. Crypto-Platforms are online trading platforms that generally...
Continue reading the post titled Crypto-Platforms hit with eleven coordinated class actionsBetterHelp’s unauthorized disclosure of private and personal health information to third-party advertisers, including Facebook
Siskinds LLP has filed a proposed privacy class action against BetterHelp, Inc. (“BetterHelp”) on behalf of all Canadians who registered a User Account on a BetterHelp platform before January 1, 2021. BetterHelp is the largest provider of online mental health services worldwide, including in Canada. The class action alleges that BetterHelp engaged in improper and...
Continue reading the post titled BetterHelp’s unauthorized disclosure of private and personal health information to third-party advertisers, including FacebookThe Kate Middleton photo scandal: Applying a legal analysis
On March 10, 2024, Kate Middleton posted a photograph of herself and her three children to celebrate Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom. This was the first photograph released of Kate following a reported abdominal surgery which gave rise to a number of conspiracy theories about her whereabouts and wellbeing. After the photo was posted,...
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