FTC Provides Recommendations on Preventing and Mitigating Cyber Risks in Developing AI and Other Products On December 13, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology and Division of Privacy and Identity Protection posted a set of recommendations related to the security risks posed by developing products like AI, targeted advertising and surveillance pricing tools. […]
With the Online Safety Bill returning to the Commons next month, this is an opportune moment to refresh our knowledge of the Bill. The labels on the tin hardly require repeating: children, harm, tech giants, algorithms, trolls, abuse and the rest. But, to beat a well-worn drum, what really matters is what is inside the tin. […]
Pets have long been a problem with rented property. Tenants want, and often need, the benefits, in particular mental health benefits, that having a pet can bring. Landlords, on the other hand, are worried about pet damage and being unable to recover the cost of repair and rectification works. They are also worried about delays […]
Written on behalf of Peter McSherry When an employee is terminated, it is common for employers to request a signed release, which typically confirms that the employee has received all due compensation and waives their right to pursue further claims against the employer. However, disputes can arise when circumstances challenge the scope or validity of […]
More generally, the AI PPN is bound to be controversial and has already spurred insightful discussion on LinkedIn. I would recommend the posts by Kieran McGaughey and Ian Makgill. I offer some additional thoughts here and look forward to continuing the conversation. In my view, one of the potential issues arising from the AI PPN […]
When it comes to dividing up property during a divorce, Ontario Family judges are often asked to deal with some rather unique assets. As we reported recently for example, a Toronto couple were in dispute over some Taylor Swift concert tickets they had purchased during happier times. One uncommon asset that you don’t often hear […]
In Nanox Imaging PLC v David Schick 2024/GSC/043, Happold J at the Gibraltar Supreme Court dealt with applications for anti-suit, forum non conveniens and case management stays. Claimant ‘Nanox Gibraltar’ is a Gibraltar registered company which until September 2019 carried on business in the field of medical imaging technology. Defendant is an electrical engineer and a US […]
Mickey Krieger was a friend, mentor, and served as Of Counsel to this firm on trademark matters for several years. He died on October 25th after a battle with esophageal cancer. His death came less than three weeks after Raun Burnham, who worked for many years with the firm as a trademark paralegal, lost her […]
Yesterday three separate private meetings were held among the creditors of Canada’s insolvent tobacco companies (BAT-Imperial Tobacco, PMI-Rothmans, Benson and Hedges and JTI-Macdonald). The sole purpose of these meetings was to decide whether the plan of arrangement (settlement) that had been drafted by the mediators in the long-going negotiations was acceptable to the provincial governments […]
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