Our competition law litigation services include advice in relation to:
- Civil and criminal competition law litigation
- Private actions and “private access” proceedings
- Competition Bureau investigations and inquiries
- Compulsory and voluntary information requests
- Strategic advice in relation to marketplace issues and competitors
- Competition Bureau complaints
- Remedies for refusals to supply/deal
- Criminal and civil searches
Representative Matters
Representing clients in misleading advertising and defamation based claims against competitors.
Preparing Competition Bureau complaints and briefs in relation to marketplace issues (e.g., refusals to supply/deal, abuse of dominance, exclusive dealing and exclusionary dealing activities, etc.).
Acting for a client in a competition law dispute in the real estate services sector (concerted refusal to deal).
Acting as defence counsel in a domestic price-fixing investigation and obtaining immunity for our client from the Competition Bureau.
Acting as Canadian counsel for a U.S. client in a Canadian price-fixing investigation.
Acting for a Western Canadian supplier in an abuse of dominance / exclusive dealing matter, obtaining a significant settlement for our client.
Acting for a Western Canadian company in a refusal to supply matter involving significant Canadian and U.S. suppliers.
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We provide federal competition and foreign investment law services to clients across Canada and internationally.
For more see: Competition Litigation
OUR BOOKS
The Competition Law Guide for Trade Associations in Canada is a practical and concise summary of Canadian competition law as it applies to trade, professional and other associations.
OUR COURSES
Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters was designed by ACRE with the assistance of CREA to help Canadian REALTORS® understand and comply with Canadian competition law.
This course is available
to members of Canadian
real estate boards.
For more information see ACRE