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A few interesting competition, advertising and regulatory law developments caught my eye today including:

The Competition Bureau published its May Report of Concluded Merger Reviews including Glencore/Viterra (3 advance ruling certificates and 16 no action letters): Monthly Report of Concluded Merger Reviews – May.

The ABA, Antitrust Section has launched new e-book: Handbook of U.S. Antitrust Sources: ABA – Handbook of U.S. Antitrust Sources.

Canadian Lawyer Magazine published a rather good article on corporate anti-corruption policies (which caught my eye given our work in the competition law compliance program area): Why Boards Need to Pay More Attention to Anti-Corruption Policies.

The CBA is offering an advertising law compliance seminar on June 19th entitled “Truth in Advertising 101: Tips for In-House Counsel”.  For registration information see: Truth in Advertising 101: Tips for In-House Counsel.

The Canadian Real Estate Association, together with its U.S. counterpart the National Association of REALTORS, are making a play for the Top Level Domain (TLD) .REALTOR for their members: The Canadian Real Estate Association Partners with the National Association of REALTORS in its Application for .REALTOR Top Level Domain Extension.

The Globe has reported on a Wal-Mart review of the world’s greatest corruption risk jurisdictions (Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Mexico): Wal-Mart Bribery Review Flags Brazil and China as Corruption Risks.

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) published its May 2012 Connections newsletter (featuring advocacy news and BCREA’s government relations activities) with updates on disclosure and remediation for properties used in drug operations, new legislation to help solve strata disputes and information for REALTORS for the move back to the PST: BCREA – Connections – May 2012.

Constantine Cannon has written an interesting note on the recent National Football League Players Association collusion claim against the NFL, its clubs and team owners alleging a concerted arrangement for a $123 million per-Club salary cap for the 2010 season: Players Charge NFL Imposed Collusive Salary Cap.

The 1709 Blog posted an interesting update on French publishers’ settlement with Google in the Google Book Search Project case: Some French Fresh Air to the Google Books Project.

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