DWW turns 30 years old on February 1, 2024
DWW turns 30 years old on February 1, 2024
Deeth Williams Wall has been recognized in The Globe and Mail's Best Law Firms in Canada 2024 in the practice areas of Cyber Security & Data Protection and Intellectual Property.
Deeth Williams Wall has been recognized in The Globe and Mail's Best Law Firms in Canada 2024 in the practice areas of Cyber Security & Data Protection and Intellectual Property.
Seven DWW Lawyers Recognized in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024
Seven DWW Lawyers Recognized in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 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

X To Use And Share User Data For AI Training X To Use And Share User Data For AI Training

Information Technology
– November 13, 2024November 13, 20242024-11-13
On November 15, 2024, social network X (formerly Twitter) will implement updates to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that, among other things, authorize the use and disclosure of user information for the purposes of training artificial intelligence (AI) models belonging to the platform provider or third parties.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/x-to-use-and-share-user-data-for-ai-training

Standing On Guard For Thee: Canadian Centre For Cyber Security Releases Cyber Threat Assessment And Guidance For Critical Infrastructure Standing On Guard For Thee: Canadian Centre For Cyber Security Releases Cyber Threat Assessment And Guida...

Cybersecurity
– November 13, 2024November 13, 20242024-11-13
On October 29, 2024, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber Centre) released flagship guidance for critical infrastructure sectors (the Guidance). The following day, the Cyber Centre published its 2025-2026 National Cyber Threat Assessment (the Cyber Threat Assessment). These two publications are complementary, as the Guidance outlines voluntary guidelines to help critical infrastructure defend against cyber threats and enhance Canada’s overall cyber security resilience, while the Cyber Threat Assessment offers an overview of the cyber threats affecting Canadians and forecasts how these threats may evolve.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/standing-on-guard-for-thee-canadian-centre-for-cyber-security-releases-cyber-threat

Scrape This! Privacy Commissioner Issues Statement On Data Scraping Scrape This! Privacy Commissioner Issues Statement On Data Scraping

Privacy
– November 13, 2024November 13, 20242024-11-13
On October 28, 2024, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada issued its Concluding Joint Statement on Data Scraping and the Protection of Privacy (the Concluding Statement) with its co-signatories, building on the Joint Statement on Data Scraping and the Protection of Privacy (the Initial Statement) issued on August 24, 2023.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/scrape-privacy-commissioner-issues-statement-on-data-scraping

A Slice Of Pie: Federal Court Maintains Trademark Registration For Restaurant Services In Absence Of Restaurant Physically Located In Canada A Slice Of Pie: Federal Court Maintains Trademark Registration For Restaurant Services In Absence Of Rest...

Trademark and Copyright Litigation
– November 13, 2024November 13, 20242024-11-13
On October 9, 2024, the Federal Court of Canada (the FC) released its decision in Little Brown Box Pizza, LLC v DJB, 2024 FC 1592, partially allowing The Little Brown Box Pizza, LLC’s (the Owner) appeal from the Registrar of Trademarks’ (the Registrar) decision to expunge its trademark for PIEOLOGY (the Trademark).
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/a-slice-of-pie-federal-court-maintains-trademark-registration-for-restaurant-services

Committee Report On Federal Government’s Use Of Digital Forensic Tools Suggests Amendments To Privacy Act Committee Report On Federal Government’s Use Of Digital Forensic Tools Suggests Amendments To Privacy Act

Privacy
– October 30, 2024October 30, 20242024-10-30
On October 10, 2024 , the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics (the Committee) presented its report entitled “Federal Government’s Use of Technological Tools Capable of Extracting Personal Data From Mobile Devices and Computers” (the Report) to the House of Commons. The Report outlines the findings from the Committee’s study carried out on federal government institutions’ use of “digital forensic tools”, which are technological tools capable of extracting personal data from mobile devices and computers.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/committee-report-on-federal-government%E2%80%99s-use-of-digital-forensic-tools-suggests-amendments

Another Federal Court Decision In Real Estate Board’s Copyright Claim In MLS Listings Another Federal Court Decision In Real Estate Board’s Copyright Claim In MLS Listings

Trademark and Copyright Litigation
– October 30, 2024October 30, 20242024-10-30
On October 1, 2024, the Federal Court (the FC) released its decision in Toronto Regional Real Estate Board v IMS Incorporated (RE Stats), 2024 FC 1537, dismissing a motion to strike brought by IMS Incorporated, c.o.b. as RE Stats (IMS) relating to certain copyright infringement claims in The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) Second Amended Statement of Claim (the Amended Claim).
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/another-federal-court-decision-real-estate-board%E2%80%99s-copyright-claim-mls-listings
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Events

DWW’s CPD Series 2024 Presents "Professionalism and Technology Refresher"

November 20, 2024

Professionalism and Technology Refresher: A Case-Driven Exploration of Professional Standards and Technology

As the practice of law continues to evolve in line with technological advancements, lawyers’ professional obligations must be interpreted and exercised with those changes in mind. This session’s panelists will explore a series of self-contained scenarios that raise legal professionalism issues and reflect recent disciplinary Law Society of Ontario decisions, including technological competence, cybersecurity, and social media, among others.

Jennifer Davidson To Present Legislative Update on Data Protection Issues In Canada's Critical Infrastructure At ITechLaw 2024 European Conference

October 30, 2024

On October 30, 2024, Jennifer R Davidson will be presenting a legislative update on data protection issues in Canada’s critical infrastructure at the Data Protection Law Committee meeting held during the ITechLaw 2024 European Conference. For more information and to register for the conference, visit: https://www.itechlaw.org/event/2024-european-conference/agenda/#agenda

Wole Akinremi to Moderate Panel on Force Majeure and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery at the 2024 CAN-TECH Law Fall Conference

October 8, 2024

On October 8, 2024, DWW Partner Olalekan (Wole) Akinremi will moderate the panel, "Force Majeure and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery – What’s Beyond Your Control?" at the 2024 Canadian Technology Law Association Fall Conference.

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