News Archive
As milestones must be celebrated, we are proud to share news of CorbinPartners' 30th anniversary as Canada’s trusted provider of market intelligence for boardrooms and courtrooms [1994 – 2024].
May 4, 2018
Ruth Corbin’s Logjam Paper cited in Forensic Engineering Blog
Ruth Corbin’s paper, Breaking the Expert Evidence Logjam: Experts Weigh In, was featured in the forensic engineering blog of Eric Jorden M.Sc., P. Eng. Jordan’s blog is heavily subscribed by Atlantic Canada’s civil litigation lawyers. ...February 1, 2018
CorbinPartners’ 2017 Year in Review
CorbinPartners has released the 2017 Year in Review of Social Science Evidence. This report catalogues references to survey and other social scientific evidence in Canadian legal and regulatory proceedings, as well as in expert literature. ...January 3, 2018
CorbinPartners’ introducing “Bitcoin Sentiment Index”
CorbinPartners is gearing up for its 2018 launch of the inaugural Canadian “Bitcoin Sentiment Index”. This innovative study will provide a benchmark for future tracking of Bitcoin supply and demand indicators over time. It’s based on our award-winning study of Canadian Bitcoin merchants and upcoming assessment with early consumer adopters. ...December 1, 2017
Ruth Corbin article published in 2017 Annual Review of Civil Litigation
The 2017 Annual Review of Civil Litigation, edited by Justice Todd Archibald, includes an article co-authored by Dr. Ruth Corbin, Chair of CorbinPartners Inc, entitled “Disputes over Parental Care when the Dutiful Child Wants to Be Paid”. ...September 7, 2017
CorbinPartners study finds Legal Process Outsourcing to be an industry game changer
While the Legal Process Outsourcing market is valued at some $3 billion, and growing internationally, little is known about the state of this industry in Canada…until now. CorbinPartners has conducted a study of practicing Canadian lawyers to assess the extent of Legal Process Outsourcing across the country and its potential ...June 12, 2017
CorbinPartners’ survey evidence assists Federal Court with Captain Morgan matter
Consumer survey evidence from CorbinPartners assisted the Federal Court in a decision related to trademark infringement of the trade dress of Captain Morgan rum (Diageo Canada Inc v Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc). In the decision, Justice Boswell accepted the survey into evidence, and cited it as being “relevant to the ...May 1, 2017
MRIA adds Expert Evidence Chapter to Code of Conduct
The Marketing Research and Intelligence Association has added a new appendix on “Social Science as Expert Evidence” to the members’ Code of Conduct. The addition is based on Ruth Corbin’s adaptations of chapters she wrote for the Benchbook of the Federal Court of Canada and the Canadian Trademark Law Benchbook. ...February 1, 2017
Just released: CorbinPartners’ 2016 Year in Review
CorbinPartners has released the 2016 Year in Review of Social Science Evidence. This report catalogues references to survey and other social scientific evidence in Canadian legal and regulatory proceedings, as well as in expert literature. ...December 15, 2016
CorbinPartners survey evidence assists Federal Court on TMOB appeal
Consumer survey evidence from CorbinPartners assisted the Federal Court in a judicial review for Bauer Hockey Corp. v. Easton Hockey Canada, Inc. In the decision, Justice Richard Bell determined that affidavit evidence, including an expert report from Dr. Ruth Corbin, “would have materially changed the outcome of the [Trademarks Opposition] ...October 31, 2016