Archive for May, 2013
May 28, 2013
Somewhat coincidentally, having just written a short note yesterday on SNC-Lavalin’s announced internal amnesty program and whistleblower protections under the Competition Act, the Interim Commissioner of Competition announced a new Competition Bureau “Criminal Cartel Whistleblowing Initiative” today as part of remarks given at the CBA’s annual Spring competition law conference.
May 28, 2013
An interesting performance claims advertising claims case caught my eye today in my daily media sweep. According to the CBC, HuffPost and others, Kellogg has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class action lawsuit relating to some of its former marketing claims for Frosted Mini-Wheats.
May 27, 2013
In my morning media sweep, an interesting story about a new SNC-Lavalin internal whistleblower / amnesty program caught my eye. In particular, reports this morning (see: here (Globe) and here (Post)) state that SNC is launching an internal “amnesty program” in an effort to root out corruption and competition law violations across its organization, and evidently also as a further step to quiet some months of media reporting.
May 24, 2013
The potential routes to deception are many. In misleading advertising cases, commonly challenged conduct includes false price, performance and other product claims (e.g., omitting key limitations or conditions on products or services). Some of the advertising practices that are regulated or prohibited in Canada include contests, performance claims, bait and switch selling, ordinary selling price claims, multi-level marketing, pyramid selling schemes, deceptive telemarketing, deceptive prize notices and testimonials and warranties.
May 24, 2013
The C.D. Howe Institute has published a new report on a topic that is near and dear to my heart – the regulated conduct doctrine and monopolies, er regulated markets, in Canada: Beer, Butter and Barristers: How Canadian Governments Put Cartels Before Consumers.
May 21, 2013
The OECD has published a new Policy Roundtable report entitled Leniency for Subsequent Applicants, which follows a debate by its Competition Committee last fall. This new report includes an executive summary of that debate and submissions including from Australia, the EU, France, Germany, the UK and United States.
Guest post by Jeremy Richler
May 18, 2013
It seems almost everyone has a cell phone, simply unable to live without one. We rely on our mobile phones not just to communicate with others but to email, surf the net, text, download movies and music, and catch the headlines.
May 16, 2013
There used to be a saying that nothing in life is free. In Australia, it seems, there are no free TVs, or at least not that many. In a curious case posted by the Australian ACCC earlier today (or was that yesterday?), it announced that it had settled an allegedly false free TV promotional offer with Australian cable company FOXTEL.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
