Archive for the 'Competition Law' Category
January 26, 2011
The U.K. Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced that it has launched an investigation into suspected cartel (conspiracy) activity among commercial vehicle manufacturers in the U.K. According to the OFT, the potential cartel may involve price-fixing, market sharing and/or other types of anti-competitive coordination between competing vehicle manufacturers under the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Competition Act 1998 (see: OFT Request for Information on Suspected Cartel Activity Involving Manufacturers of Commercial Vehicles). In connection with its investigation, the OFT is also requesting information that may be relevant to its investigation.
January 18, 2011
The Competition Bureau has announced that it has reached a settlement with two spa retailers in relation to allegedly false energy savings claims (see: Spa Retailers Required to Stop Making False ENERGY Star Claims). According to the Bureau, the retailers had made misleading representations incorrectly conveying the impression that their hot tubs or insulation met the criteria of the ENERGY STAR Program.
January 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that another executive has been indicted for his role in the global LCD price-fixing conspiracy. According to the U.S. DoJ, a federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against the current president of HannStar Display Corporation for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels.
January 13, 2011
The Competition Bureau has appointed a new Associate Deputy Commissioner of Criminal Matters (see: Matthew Boswell Appointed Associate Deputy Commissioner of Criminal Matters).
January 10, 2011
Industry Canada has announced that the monetary threshold for review for WTO investors or vendors, other than Canadians, is expected to be $312 million for 2011 and that the official threshold would be published in the Canada Gazette in early 2011.
January 7, 2011
We are pleased to provide this global competition/antitrust law update from our friends at the leading Singapore firm Rajah & Tann.
January 4, 2011
In 2009 and 2010 sweeping changes were made to Canada’s competition laws. They were the most dramatic in twenty-five years and in some cases since Canada adopted competition law in 1889. Now after a little more than a year in force, it is possible to reflect on some of the impacts of the new rules.
December 29, 2010
Earlier this month, Canada passed its long-awaited anti-spam bill (Bill C-28 – the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act) (“FISA”).
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
