DWW turns 30 years old on February 1, 2024
DWW turns 30 years old on February 1, 2024
Nine DWW Lawyers named in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (TM)
Nine DWW Lawyers named in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (TM)
Deeth Williams Wall has received awards and accolades from several national and international industry publications including Best of the Best, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyer, Lexpert Guide to Leading Lawyers, Chambers Global, Canadian Lawyer and IP Stars.
Deeth Williams Wall has received awards and accolades from several national and international industry publications including Best of the Best, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyer, Lexpert Guide to Leading Lawyers, Chambers Global, Canadian Lawyer and IP Stars.
Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. This is where we come in.
The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) This is where we come in. Deeth Williams Wall

Recent Insights

Major Changes To Ontario’s Privacy Law Now In Effect Major Changes To Ontario’s Privacy Law Now In Effect

Privacy
– July 23, 2025July 23, 20252025-07-23
On July 1, 2025, notable amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the “Act”) came into force. The amendments, introduced under Schedule 2 of Bill 194, Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024, aim to enhance personal information protections by modernizing Ontario’s digital privacy rules and aligning the province’s privacy framework with best practices from other jurisdictions.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/major-changes-to-ontario%E2%80%99s-privacy-law-now-effect

Canadian Cybersecurity Bill Revived Canadian Cybersecurity Bill Revived

Cybersecurity
– July 23, 2025July 23, 20252025-07-23
On June 18, 2025, the Minister of Public Safety introduced the first reading of Bill C-8, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-8). If passed, Bill C-8 would, among other things, enact the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (CCSPA), which is substantially similar to the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act introduced under the previous Bill C-26 (CCSPA 2023) (as previously reported by the E-TIPS® Newsletter here), which died on order paper. Bill C-8 is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/canadian-cybersecurity-bill-revived

EU Releases General-Purpose AI Code Of Practice EU Releases General-Purpose AI Code Of Practice

Information Technology
– July 23, 2025July 23, 20252025-07-23
On July 10, 2025, the European Commission published the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (the Code), which offers voluntary guidance for general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) model providers to meet certain obligations under the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The Code is intended to reduce administrative burden on these AI providers and offer more legal certainty than if they were to prove compliance through alternative methods.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/eu-releases-generalpurpose-ai-code-of-practice

U.S. Court Finds Fair Use Applies To AI Training U.S. Court Finds Fair Use Applies To AI Training

Information Technology
– July 9, 2025July 9, 20252025-07-09
On June 23, 2025, in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC, C 24-05417 WHA (N.D.Ca.), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the Court) held that Anthropic PBC’s (Anthropic’s) use of legally obtained works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models was “transformative” and constituted fair use under the Copyright Act (the Act). However, this did not extend to Anthropic’s use of pirated copies for such training, which was not protected under fair use.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/us-court-finds-fair-use-applies-to-ai-training

Grey Market Toyota Car Parts Case: Part II Grey Market Toyota Car Parts Case: Part II

Trademark and Copyright Litigation
– July 9, 2025July 9, 20252025-07-09
On June 18, 2025, the Federal Court of Canada (the Court) issued its decision in Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation) v. Marrand Auto Inc., 2025 FC 1105, dismissing an appeal by Marrand Auto Inc. (the Defendant) of a previous decision granting leave to Toyota Canada Inc. et al. (collectively, Toyota) to amend its statement of claim regarding a limited subset of allegations under the Trademarks Act (the Act) for the sale of grey market goods.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/grey-market-toyota-car-parts-case-part-ii

Regulators’ Joint Investigation Into 23andMe Data Breach Released Regulators’ Joint Investigation Into 23andMe Data Breach Released

Privacy
– July 9, 2025July 9, 20252025-07-09
On June 17, 2025, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the United Kingdom' Information Commissioner (collectively, the Commissioners) released the findings of their joint investigation into the October 2023 global data breach at 23andMe, a genetic testing company. The investigation found that 23andMe failed to implement sufficient security measures to protect the personal information of its customers, including nearly 320,000 Canadians.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/regulators%E2%80%99-joint-investigation-into-23andme-data-breach-released
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Events

DWW Associate M. Imtiaz Karamat To Speak On EDI Panel At CBA IP Day 2025 Conference

May 29, 2025

On May 29,  2025, Imtiaz Karamat will speak on a panel titled "EDI Through the Ages:  Are we there yet?" at the Canadian Bar Association IP Day 2025 Conference in Ottawa, Ontario.

Imtiaz will join an intergenerational panel to engage in roundtable discussion on changes in Equity Diversity & Inclusion (“EDI”) in the workplace over the recent decades, including addressing the shifting landscape through the years, the current state of EDI, and the future of EDI initiatives.

DWW Partner Jennifer R. Davidson To Speak On Ransomware Panel At ITechLaw 2025 Conference

May 16, 2025

On May 16,  2025, Jennifer R Davidson will speak on a panel titled "Know Thy Enemy: Harnessing Global Threat Intelligence to Combat Rising Ransomware Risks" at the ITechLaw 2025 World Technology Law Conference in San Diego, California.

DWW Partner Jennifer R. Davidson To Present on Biometric Regulation and Caselaw Development In Canada At ITechLaw 2025 Conference

May 14, 2025

On May 14,  2025, Jennifer R Davidson will be presenting on biometric regulation and caselaw development in Canada at the Data Protection Committee meeting held at the ITechLaw 2025 World Technology Law Conference in San Diego, California. For more information and to register for the conference, visit: https://www.itechlaw.org/event/2025-world-technology-law-conference/.

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