Archive for the 'Conspiracy' Category
June 23, 2020
Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses recent settlements of bid-rigging cases under section 47 of the Canadian Competition Act under the Act’s prohibition order section, which offers a number of advantages for settling parties. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update at Practical Law.
June 22, 2020
Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the recent decision by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to invite representatives of three major Canadian grocery chains to “explain their decision to cancel, on the same day, the modest increase in wages for front-line grocery store workers during the pandemic, including how those decisions are consistent with competition law.” Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update at Practical Law.
April 8, 2020
During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) has been issuing new guidance in relation to its key enforcement priorities, primarily in relation to competitor collaborations and deceptive advertising (see: Statement from the Commissioner of Competition regarding enforcement during the COVID-19 coronavirus situation). In this respect, on April 8, 2020, the Bureau issued new detailed guidance relating to its enforcement approach for competitor collaborations. The Bureau also announced that it would be offering informal guidance specifically relating to competitor collaborations formed during the COVID-19 outbreak. See: Competition Bureau statement on competitor collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 3, 2020
The global spread of COVID-19 has had significant impacts in most major areas of law, including Canadian competition and advertising law.
February 1, 2020
A common question we receive, particularly from distributors and retailers, is whether refusals to sell or deal are illegal under Canada’s Competition Act. This question often arises in the context of a small to medium distributor or retailer who has been terminated from supply from a large brand or cannot obtain supply from a leading brand they want to distribute or sell. In Canada, in general, suppliers are free to determine whom to supply to and on what terms. Manufacturers and suppliers can also generally allocate exclusive sales or distribution territories (or impose re-sale restrictions on distributors or retailers). For more information, see Refusal to Deal.
January 15, 2020
One of the most common questions that we see and answer in our practice is whether price gouging is an offence under Canadian competition law (e.g., under the federal Competition Act). This question often arises in relation to gas prices or other high-impact consumer products (e.g., telecom/wireless services or grocery stores).
January 1, 2020
Competition law (or “antitrust law” as it is referred to in the United States) generally includes a range of local and federal legislation, case law and enforcement agency policies that restrict in part free markets aimed at preventing or regulating activities that prevent or substantially impact competition. In general, Canadian and international competition/antitrust laws are focused on protecting competition and not individual competitors.
August 22, 2019
Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses key requirements of competition law compliance programs in Canada, in light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent shift to align its approach to recognizing compliance programs with Canada. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update at Practical Law.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
