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The Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Online Luring Provision of the Criminal Code

The Supreme Court of Canada (Court) has ruled that the offence of luring a child over the Internet under section 172.1 of the Criminal Code (Offence) is a valid, inchoate offence that focuses on the subjective intention of the accused at the time of communication via computer, without any requirement that further and later activity be proved beyond the intention. In R v Legare, an appeal from the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Court recently discussed the essential elements of the Offence.

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Michael Erdle Designated Chartered Arbitrator
November, 2009

Partner Michael Erdle has been awarded the designation of Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb.) by the ADR Institute of Canada. This is the highest designation offered by the Institute and is a recognition of his skill and experience as an arbitrator. Michael is available to act as a mediator and/or arbitrator in technology and intellectual property disputes, including disputes over ownership, licensing and infringement of IP rights.

PracticeLink – Canadian Bar Association
November, 2009

Partner Michael Erdle was quoted in an article published on the PracticeLink website of the Canadian Bar Association. The article “Settling it Online: Online Dispute Resolution Grows Beyond its Origins in Cyberspace” discusses how online dispute resolution is replacing in-person mediation and arbitration in some kinds of disputes. To read the article, go to: http://www.cba.org/cba/practicelink/leadership_technology/online_adr.aspx

Amy-Lynne Williams wins prestigious Zenith Award – Lexpert
October, 2009

Lexpert recently awarded Partner Amy-Lynne Williams the prestigious Zenith Award. The Zenith Awards were given to a handful of female lawyers who have been highly successful in business law or the business of law.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Most Frequently Recommended” in Computer and IT Law – Lexpert
August, 2009

Lexpert’s 2009 Directory recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as one of the three “Most Frequently Recommended” firms for Computer and IT Law in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Repeatedly Recommended” in Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation – Lexpert
August, 2009

Lexpert’s 2009 Directory recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as a “Repeatedly Recommended” firm for Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Consistently Recommended” in Technology Law – Lexpert
August, 2009

Lexpert’s 2009 Directory recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as a “Consistently Recommended” firm for Technology Transactions in Canada.

Douglas Deeth “Consistently Recommended” – Lexpert
August, 2009

Lexpert recently named Partner Douglas Deeth as “Consistently Recommended” in Intellectual Property Law and Intellectual Property Litigation in Canada.

Amy-Lynne Williams “Most Frequently Recommended” – Lexpert
August, 2009

Lexpert recently named Partner Amy-Lynne Williams as a “Most Frequently Recommended” lawyer in Technology Transactions and as a “Consistently Recommended” lawyer in Computer and IT Law in Canada.

Gervas Wall “Repeatedly Recommended” – Lexpert
August, 2009

Lexpert recently named Partner Gervas Wall as a “Repeatedly Recommended” lawyer in Intellectual Property Law in Canada.

Michael Erdle “Consistently Recommended” – Lexpert
August, 2009

Lexpert recently named Partner Michael Erdle as a “Consistently Recommended” lawyer in both Computer and IT Law and Technology Transactions in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Highly Recommended” in Patent Litigation, IT and E-Commerce Law – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
August, 2009

PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as a “Highly Recommended” firm for Patent Litigation, IT and E-Commerce Law in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Recommended” in Intellectual Property, Life Sciences and Outsourcing Law – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
August, 2009

PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as a “Highly Recommended” firm for Intellectual Property, Life Sciences and Outsourcing Law in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall Lawyers Highly Recommended in Patent Litigation – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
August, 2009

PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook recently named Partner Douglas N. Deeth as a “Highly Recommended” lawyer in the area of Patent Litigation in Canada. The publication also named Partner Gervas W. Wall as a “Recommended” lawyer in Patent Litigation in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall Lawyers Highly Recommended in IT and E-Commerce Law – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
August, 2009

PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook recently named Partners Amy-Lynne Williams and Michael Erdle as “Highly Recommended” lawyers in IT and E-Commerce Law in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall Lawyers Highly Recommended in Outsourcing – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
August, 2009

PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook recently named Partner Amy-Lynne Williams as a “Highly Recommended” lawyer and Partner Michael Erdle as a “Recognized” lawyer in Outsourcing Law in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall Lawyers Recommended in Intellectual Property and Life Sciences – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
August, 2009

PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook recently named Partner A. Marijo Coates as a “Recommended” lawyer in the area of Intellectual Property Law and Partner Gervas W. Wall as a “Recommended” lawyer in Life Sciences Law in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in Canada – Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 Publication
August, 2009

Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 recently named Partners Douglas N. Deeth, Gervas W. Wall and A. Marijo Coates as the Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Intellectual Property Law in Canada. The publication also named Partners Amy-Lynne Williams and Michael Erdle as the Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Information Technology and Technology Law.

McGill Course in Intellectual Property – Understanding Trade-marks
August 3-7, 2009

Partner Michael Erdle taught part of the McGill course Understanding Trade-marks. His lecture, entitled “Trade-mark and Domain Names: Two Sides of the Same Coin?” was given on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

Amy-Lynne Williams named “Leading Lawyer” – Lexpert/American Lawyer
July, 2009

Partner Amy-Lynne Williams was named as a “Leading Lawyer” in Technology Transactions in Lexpert/American Lawyer’s Annual Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP named in Intellectual Property and Technology “Who’s Who” Categories – Lexpert/American Lawyer
July, 2009

The Lexpert/American Lawyer Annual Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as a top firm in its Intellectual Property and Technology “Who’s Who” categories.

Working with Government Agencies in Food and Drug Law
June, 2009

Partner Heather E.A. Watts was recently published along with associate Sue Diaz in the book Working with Government Agencies in Food and Drug Law by Aspatore Books. The book chapter, entitled “Canadian Food and Drug Law Enforcement Trends and Issues”, is part of the publisher’s Inside the Minds series which provides readers with legal and business intelligence from C-Level executives and lawyers from the world’s most respected companies and law firms.

ADR Institute of Ontario
June 10, 2009

Partner Michael Erdle was elected to a second term on the board of directors of the ADR Institute of Ontario at the ADRIO annual meeting. Michael will also continue as co-chair of ADRIO’s Technology and Intellectual Property Section.

Ninth Annual IT Law Spring Training Program
April 30-May 1, 2009

Associate James Kosa spoke at the Ninth Annual IT Law Spring Training Program at the Law Society of Upper Canada in Toronto, Ontario. James spoke about Cloud Computing and the IT Deal. His article on the subject will be published in the next edition of the OBA Newsletter Briefly Speaking.

AstraZeneca Seminar Series
March 10, 2009

On March 10, 2009, associate Michael Migus spoke at the University of Toronto’s Master of Biotechnology, AstraZeneca Seminar Series on the topic of the Patented Medicine (Notice of Compliance) Regulations and Data Protection Provisions of the Food and Drug Regulations.

Osgoode Annual IP Career Panel
February 19, 2009

Associates Sue Diaz and Michael Migus spoke at the Annual Intellectual Property Career Panel at Osgoode Hall Law School.

A Thank You from Deeth Williams Wall
February 1, 2009

February 1, 2009 marks the 15th anniversary of Deeth Williams Wall LLP. As we celebrate, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful and supportive clients, friends and colleagues who have made these years so exciting and enjoyable and have helped create the international reputation and success of our firm. We are blessed to have innovative, creative and loyal clients. Many have been with us right from the start.

We appreciate your confidence in our firm and all your support. We hope to continue to work with our clients for many more years to help them develop, protect, acquire and commercialize their technology and intellectual property. We are committed to providing practical, responsive, business-focused and experienced advice and we look forward to working with all of you in the years ahead.

Thank you very much.

The lawyers and staff of Deeth Williams Wall

E-Tips Article Published in Cyberspace Lawyer
January-February, 2009

Associate Lauren Lodenquai was published in Cyberspace Lawyer, Volume 14, Issue 1. Her article, entitled “Hyper-linking to Allegedly Defamatory Content is Not Publication”, which was first published in E-Tips on November 5, 2008, focused on the findings of the British Columbia Supreme Court in Crookes v. Wikimedia Foundation Inc., [2008] B.C.S.C. 1424 .

New Partner at Deeth Williams Wall LLP
January 1, 2009

On January 1, 2009, Associate Hung Nguyen was made a partner in the firm.

MEDEC Legal and Regulatory Affairs Conference, October 29, 2008

Associate Sue Diaz spoke at the Annual MEDEC Legal and Regulatory Affairs Conference held in Toronto, Ontario.

Twelfth Annual Canadian IT Law Association Conference
October 27-28, 2008

Partner Michael Erdle spoke at the Twelfth Annual Canadian IT Law Association Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Michael spoke in a Roundtable Session entitled “Dispute Management in Long Term IT Contracts”.

Ontario Bar Association – Alternative Dispute Resolution & Information Technology Section Program
September 25, 2008

Partner Michael Erdle spoke at the ADR & Information Technology Section Program of the Ontario Bar Association held in Toronto, Ontario. Michael chaired a program entitled “Online Dispute Resolution – The Future is Now”.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Most Frequently Recommended” in Computer and IT Law – Lexpert
June, 2008

Lexpert’s 2008 Directory recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as one of the two “Most Frequently Recommended” firms for Computer and IT Law in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Repeatedly Recommended” in Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation – Lexpert
June, 2008

Lexpert’s 2008 Directory recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as a “Repeatedly Recommended” firm for Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation in Canada.

Deeth Williams Wall LLP “Consistently Recommended” in Technology Law – Lexpert
June, 2008

Lexpert’s 2008 Directory recently named Deeth Williams Wall LLP as a “Consistently Recommended” firm for Technology Law in Canada.

Douglas Deeth “Most Frequently Recommended” – Lexpert
June, 2008

Lexpert recently named Partner Douglas Deeth as “Most Frequently Recommended” in Intellectual Property Law, “Consistently Recommended” in Intellectual Property Litigation and “Repeatedly Recommended” in Computer and IT Law in Canada.

Amy-Lynne Williams “Most Frequently Recommended” – Lexpert
June, 2008

Lexpert recently named Partner Amy-Lynne Williams as a “Most Frequently Recommended” lawyer from a Technology Firm and as “Consistently Recommended” in Computer and IT Law in Canada.