Media & Publications Archive


January 3, 2023

Unintended Precedents; Adjudications of Contested Social Science,

Published in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation, under the expert editorship of Justice Todd Archibald, "Unintended Precedents" documents inconsistencies in court decisions regarding social science expert evidence, and the basis for finding common ground. ...

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January 3, 2023

Canadian Trademark Benchbook latest chapter on Social Science Expert Evidence

Authored by Dr. Ruth M. Corbin, Chapter 9 of Carswell's Canadian Trademark Benchbook, Fourth Edition, contains the latest collection of published standards and case law featuring surveys, Internet searches, mystery shopping, statistical testing and other forms of social scientific evidence for the resolution of intellectual property disputes. ...

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March 1, 2021

Guidelines For Survey Sampling In Evidentiary Matters

Jon Purther, March 2021 - Consumer surveys have long been relied upon as a tool of expert evidence in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and pre-testing before a complaint or action is launched. To ensure the value of survey evidence, it must be ―reliable, ―valid and ―relevant. These three criteria arise both ...

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February 1, 2021

2020 Year in Review: Social Science Expert Evidence

Compiled by Jon Purther, February 2021 - CorbinPartners’ annual ‘Year in Review for Social Science Evidence’ catalogues references to survey and other social science evidence in Canadian legal and regulatory decisions, published literature, and online commentary from industry experts. ...

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October 1, 2020

The Business of Blockchain

Interview on Blockchain Radio with Jon Purther (CorbinPartners) and Cyrielle Chiron (Payments Canada) about the Bitcoin Sentiment Tracker, October 2020 ...

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September 27, 2020

Reading Research on Micro-Facial Expression and Sequel to Bamboozled No More

Ruth Corbin, Canadian Arbitration and Mediation Journal, Fall 2020 - ...

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September 16, 2020

Bitcoin Sentiment Tracker - Merchant Study

Bitcoin Sentiment Tracker - Merchant Study - The follow-up from CorbinPartners and Payments Canada to their 2019 consumer study, this time exploring the perceptions and attitudes of Canadian merchants towards the retail acceptance and use of Bitcoin, September 2020 ...

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September 15, 2020

Protecting Your Brand on the Internet

A Thomson Reuters webinar moderated by Dr. Ruth Corbin, and featuring two leading IP lawyers and thought-leaders in Canada, September 2020 ...

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March 18, 2020

Dare To Compare: Guide to Comparative Claim Substantiation

Dare To Compare: Guide to Comparative Claim Substantiation - A CorbinPartners' and GreenBook webinar, based on the international text, addressing key principles for issuing and defending against competitive claims, March 2020 ...

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March 4, 2020

Reading Research - Bamboozled No More

Reading Research - Bamboozled No More - Ruth Corbin, Canadian Arbitration and Mediation Journal, Spring 2020 ...

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